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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

Hodges discounts odds; Stengel sez Mets best
New York Daily News, October 4, 1969
Coverage from the Daily News as the first-ever NLCS series is set to begin, with the Mets preparing to play the Braves in 1969. Also an article about the upcoming ALCS between the Orioles and the Twins, and the Long Island Railroad offers special service to Shea for the playoff games.


Randomly selected Met Player

John Candelaria
Born: November 6, 1953
at New York, N.Y.
Candelaria
Years with Mets: 1987

3 games. 2 - 0, 5.84
10 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Washington Nationals
2013 Game Results
04/19 Mets 7, Nationals 1 Harvey (W, 4-0)
04/20 Nationals 7, Mets 6 Edgin (L, 0-1)
04/21 Mets 2, Nationals 0 Gee (W, 1-3)
06/04 Nationals 3, Mets 2 Parnell (L, 4-2)
06/05 Mets 10, Nationals 1 Gee (W, 4-6)
06/28 Nationals 6, Mets 4 Parnell (L, 5-4)
06/29 Mets 5, Nationals 1 Gee (W, 6-7)
06/30 Nationals 13, Mets 2 Wheeler (L, 1-1)
07/26 Mets 11, Nationals 0 Mejia (W, 1-0)
07/26 Nationals 2, Mets 1 Hawkins (L, 3-2)
07/27 Nationals 4, Mets 1 Gee (L, 7-8)
07/28 Nationals 14, Mets 1 Torres (L, 1-2)
08/30 Mets 3, Nationals 2 Gee (W, 10-9)
08/31 Mets 11, Nationals 3 Wheeler (W, 7-3)
09/01 Nationals 6, Mets 5 Germen (L, 1-2)
09/09 Nationals 9, Mets 0 Torres (L, 3-4)
09/10 Nationals 6, Mets 3 Gee (L, 11-10)
09/11 Nationals 3, Mets 0 Wheeler (L, 7-5)
09/12 Nationals 7, Mets 2 Harang (L, 0-1)
2013 totals: 7 wins, 12 losses



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