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New York Mets traded Chico Fernandez and Bobby Catton to the Chicago White Sox for Charley Smith on April 23, 1964.

New York Mets claimed Jeff Kaiser on waivers from the Cincinnati Reds on April 23, 1993.

New York Mets signed free agent Gerald Williams on April 23, 2004.

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Mike Cubbage was an infielder who played in 67 games with the 1981 Mets. He also spent seven seasons as a Mets coach in the 1990s, and was the club's interim manager after Bud Harrelson was fired near the end of the 1991 season. This is his obituary.
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