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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

The Yale Man Passes Toughest Test of Career
Newsday, October 2, 1985
Newsday's Steve Jacobson salutes Ron Darling after he came through for the Mets in the first of three do-or-die games that the Mets would play in St. Louis as they battled the Cardinals for the division title in October 1985. Plus: Dwight Gooden says he had wanted to start that game.
Tags: Ron Darling, Dwight Gooden.


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Shaun Marcum
Born: December 14, 1981
at Kansas City, Mo.
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Years with Mets: 2013

14 games. 1 - 10, 5.29
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Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1984 Game Results
04/20 Mets 3, Phillies 1 Sisk (W, 1-0)
04/21 Phillies 12, Mets 2 Torrez (L, 0-2)
04/22 Phillies 12, Mets 5 Darling (L, 1-2)
04/27 Phillies 8, Mets 3 Sisk (L, 1-1)
04/28 Mets 4, Phillies 3 Lynch (W, 2-0)
04/29 Mets 6, Phillies 2 Terrell (W, 3-1)
06/19 Phillies 6, Mets 4 Lynch (L, 7-2)
06/20 Mets 7, Phillies 4 Darling (W, 7-3)
06/21 Mets 10, Phillies 7 Orosco (W, 5-2)
06/25 Mets 10, Phillies 5 Darling (W, 8-3)
06/26 Phillies 3, Mets 0 Terrell (L, 5-7)
06/27 Phillies 5, Mets 1 Gooden (L, 6-5)
09/17 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Gooden (L, 16-9)
09/18 Mets 8, Phillies 5 Gorman (W, 5-0)
09/19 Phillies 13, Mets 5 Darling (L, 12-8)
09/24 Mets 7, Phillies 5 Orosco (W, 10-6)
09/25 Mets 6, Phillies 4 Lynch (W, 9-8)
09/26 Mets 7, Phillies 1 Fernandez (W, 6-6)
1984 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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