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Seattle Mariners signed Mackey Sasser of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 23, 1992.

New York Mets signed free agent Todd Pratt on December 23, 1996.

New York Mets signed free agent Craig Paquette of the Kansas City Royals on December 23, 1997.

New York Mets traded Roger Cedeno, Octavio Dotel and Kyle Kessel to the Houston Astros for Derek Bell and Mike Hampton on December 23, 1999.

Texas Rangers signed Michael Bacsik of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 23, 2003.

New York Mets signed free agent Juan Padilla on December 23, 2004.

Washington Nationals signed Gustavo Molina of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 23, 2008.

New York Mets signed free agent Omir Santos of the Baltimore Orioles on December 23, 2008.

Milwaukee Brewers claimed Kirk Nieuwenhuis of the New York Mets on waivers on December 23, 2015.

New York Mets signed free agent Alejandro De Aza of the San Francisco Giants on December 23, 2015.

Washington Nationals signed Scott Copeland of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 23, 2018.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Mets Win! Give Pirates Hook, 9-1
New York Daily News, April 24, 1962
The Mets, behind the pitching of Jay Hook, win their first-ever regular season game. Featuring a cartoon by Bruce Stark and a sidebar article with comments by Branch Rickey.
Tags: Jay Hook, Joan Payson.


Randomly selected Met Player

Sherman Jones
Born: February 10, 1935
at Winton, N.C.
Died: February 21, 2007 at Kansas City, Kan.
Jones
Years with Mets: 1962

8 games. 0 - 4, 7.71
11 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2013
Opponent W L T Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies 10 9 0 .526
Atlanta Braves 9 10 0 .474
Miami Marlins 8 11 0 .421
Washington Nationals 7 12 0 .368
San Francisco Giants 4 2 0 .667
San Diego Padres 4 3 0 .571
Colorado Rockies 4 3 0 .571
New York Yankees 4 0 0 1.000
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 3 0 .571
Milwaukee Brewers 3 4 0 .429
Minnesota Twins 3 0 0 1.000
Chicago Cubs 3 3 0 .500
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 5 0 .286
St. Louis Cardinals 2 5 0 .286
Cincinnati Reds 2 4 0 .333
Chicago White Sox 2 2 0 .500
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 5 0 .167
Kansas City Royals 1 2 0 .333
Cleveland Indians 1 2 0 .333
Detroit Tigers 0 3 0 .000



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