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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

Hundley Rings True; Todd welcomes power of Piazza
New York Daily News, May 23, 1998
The writing is on the wall for Todd Hundley, as the Mets have acquired a superstar catcher in Mike Piazza. Meanwhile, John Olerud and Mookie Wilson weigh the impact the deal may have on them.
Tags: Todd Hundley, John Olerud, Mike Piazza, Mookie Wilson.


Randomly selected Met Player

Duke Snider
Born: September 19, 1926
at Los Angeles, Cal.
Died: February 27, 2011 at Escondido, Cal.
Snider
Years with Mets: 1963

129 games. 14 hr, 45 rbi, 0.243
44 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1996 Game Results
04/29 Mets 3, Expos 2 Harnisch (W, 2-2)
05/01 Expos 4, Mets 0 Clark (L, 1-3)
05/01 Mets 6, Expos 0 Isringhausen (W, 2-2)
07/04 Mets 4, Expos 0 Person (W, 2-3)
07/05 Mets 9, Expos 6 Dipoto (W, 3-1)
07/06 Mets 11, Expos 3 Jones (W, 8-5)
07/07 Expos 4, Mets 3 Harnisch (L, 4-6)
07/18 Expos 7, Mets 3 Harnisch (L, 5-7)
07/19 Expos 5, Mets 4 Isringhausen (L, 4-11)
07/20 Mets 4, Expos 1 Wilson (W, 4-5)
07/21 Expos 4, Mets 3 Clark (L, 10-7)
09/17 Expos 7, Mets 1 Isringhausen (L, 6-14)
09/18 Expos 4, Mets 3 Mlicki (L, 6-7)
1996 totals: 6 wins, 7 losses



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