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New York Mets traded Jesse Gonder to the Milwaukee Braves for Gary Kolb on July 21, 1965.

New York Mets traded Wayne Garrett and Del Unser to the Montreal Expos for Pepe Mangual and Jim Dwyer on July 21, 1976.

New York Mets traded Jason Jacome and Allen McDill to the Kansas City Royals for Derek Wallace, John Carter and Geno Morones on July 21, 1995.

New York Mets traded Jeurys Familia to the Oakland Athletics for Bobby Wahl and Will Toffey on July 21, 2018.

New York Mets traded Billy McKinney to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Carlos Rincon on July 21, 2021.

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