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Today is June 18

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New York Mets released Joe Torre on June 18, 1977.

New York Mets traded Lenny Dykstra, Roger McDowell and Tom Edens to the Philadelphia Phillies for Juan Samuel on June 18, 1989.

New York Mets traded Allen Watson to the Seattle Mariners for Justin Dunning and Mac Suzuki on June 18, 1999.

New York Mets traded Collin McHugh to the Colorado Rockies for Eric Young on June 18, 2013.

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Mets' Owner Is a Diamond's Best Friend
Newsday, April 12, 1962
A profile of Joan Payson from Newsday's "Paging Women" feature, a section of the paper for news deemed of interest to women. As we saw with an earlier Newsday profile (from 1959), Newsday refers to her as "Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson" and never mentions her actual name, Joan.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Mike Fitzgerald
Born: July 13, 1960
at Long Beach, Cal.
Fitzgerald
Years with Mets: 1983, 1984

120 games. 3 hr, 35 rbi, 0.234
21 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1986
Opponent W L T Pct.
Pittsburgh Pirates 17 1 0 .944
Chicago Cubs 12 6 0 .667
St. Louis Cardinals 12 6 0 .667
Montreal Expos 10 8 0 .556
San Diego Padres 10 2 0 .833
Los Angeles Dodgers 9 3 0 .750
Cincinnati Reds 8 4 0 .667
Philadelphia Phillies 8 10 0 .444
Atlanta Braves 8 4 0 .667
Houston Astros 7 5 0 .583
San Francisco Giants 7 5 0 .583



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