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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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Young Ideas
New York Daily News, February 5, 1970
It's spring training, 1970 and Bud Harrelson is a defending World Champion shortstop. In Dick Young's column, Bud reflects on his recovery from knee surgery in 1968 and how, as a minor league player attending a Mets game in San Francisco, he gained confidence when he witnessed his future mentor Roy McMillan make an error.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Roy McMillan.


Randomly selected Met Player

Jorge Fabregas
Born: March 13, 1970
at Miami, Fla.
Fabregas
Years with Mets: 1998

20 games. 1 hr, 5 rbi, 0.188
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Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
2010 Game Results
04/23 Mets 5, Braves 2 Takahashi (W, 1-1)
04/24 Mets 3, Braves 1 Acosta (W, 1-0)
04/25 Mets 1, Braves 0 Pelfrey (W, 4-0)
05/17 Mets 3, Braves 2 Pelfrey (W, 5-1)
05/18 Braves 3, Mets 2 Feliciano (L, 1-2)
07/09 Braves 4, Mets 2 Dickey (L, 6-2)
07/10 Braves 4, Mets 0 Pelfrey (L, 10-4)
07/11 Mets 3, Braves 0 Santana (W, 7-5)
08/02 Braves 4, Mets 1 Santana (L, 8-6)
08/03 Mets 3, Braves 2 Acosta (W, 2-1)
08/04 Braves 8, Mets 3 Pelfrey (L, 10-6)
08/30 Braves 9, Mets 3 Misch (L, 0-4)
08/31 Braves 9, Mets 2 Niese (L, 8-7)
09/01 Braves 4, Mets 1 Pelfrey (L, 13-8)
09/02 Mets 4, Braves 2 Santana (W, 11-9)
09/17 Braves 6, Mets 4 Niese (L, 9-9)
09/18 Braves 4, Mets 2 Gee (L, 1-1)
09/19 Braves 6, Mets 3 Dickey (L, 11-7)
2010 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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