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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

It Must Look Familiar to The Boss
Newsday, August 8, 1991
Things are going poorly for the Mets, and Marty Noble speculates on Bud Harrelson's future. He determines (incorrectly, as time will prove) that Bud won't be fired but that his contract simply won't be renewed. This article includes a sidebar that speculates on who will follow Harrelson. Among those listed is future interim manager Mike Cubbage and future permanent manager Dallas Green, but no mention of the actual eventual selection, Jeff Torborg.
Tags: Dallas Green, Al Harazin, Bud Harrelson.


Randomly selected Met Player

Gary Kroll
Born: July 8, 1941
at Culver City, Cal.
Kroll
Years with Mets: 1964, 1965

40 games. 6 - 7, 4.39
86 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. San Diego Padres
1987 Game Results
05/18 Padres 7, Mets 5 Darling (L, 2-2)
05/19 Mets 5, Padres 4 McDowell (W, 1-0)
05/20 Mets 10, Padres 3 Aguilera (W, 4-2)
05/29 Mets 5, Padres 4 Leach (W, 3-0)
05/30 Mets 3, Padres 0 Fernandez (W, 6-2)
05/31 Padres 1, Mets 0 Mitchell (L, 0-1)
08/21 Padres 6, Mets 2 Darling (L, 10-8)
08/22 Padres 8, Mets 3 Fernandez (L, 10-7)
08/23 Mets 9, Padres 2 Gooden (W, 11-4)
08/31 Mets 6, Padres 5 Orosco (W, 3-7)
09/01 Mets 9, Padres 1 Cone (W, 4-3)
09/02 Mets 4, Padres 3 Gooden (W, 13-4)
1987 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses



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