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New York Mets traded Kevin Kobel to the Kansas City Royals for Randy McGilberry on June 17, 1980.

New York Mets traded David Weathers and Jeremy Griffiths to the Houston Astros for Richard Hidalgo on June 17, 2004.

New York Mets released Tomas Nido on June 17, 2024.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Big Deal! Mets Trade 4 for Fregosi; Angels Get Ryan, 3 Prospects
New York Daily News, December 11, 1971
At the time it looked like it was the "Jim Fregosi trade" but history now knows it as the "Nolan Ryan trade". One hundred years from now, this will still probably be among the worst trades in Mets history.
Tags: Jim Fregosi, Nolan Ryan.


Randomly selected Met Player

Richie Ashburn
Born: March 19, 1927
at Tilden, Neb.
Died: September 9, 1997 at New York, N.Y.
Ashburn
Years with Mets: 1962

135 games. 7 hr, 28 rbi, 0.306
60 runs, 12 stolen bases


Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1997 Game Results
06/23 Mets 3, Braves 2 Reed (W, 5-4)
06/24 Mets 6, Braves 5 McMichael (W, 4-6)
06/25 Braves 14, Mets 7 Jones (L, 12-4)
07/10 Mets 10, Braves 7 McMichael (W, 5-6)
07/11 Mets 9, Braves 7 Lidle (W, 4-1)
07/12 Braves 7, Mets 4 Clark (L, 7-6)
07/13 Mets 7, Braves 6 McMichael (W, 6-6)
09/17 Braves 10, Mets 2 Jones (L, 14-9)
09/18 Braves 11, Mets 4 Isringhausen (L, 2-2)
09/26 Braves 7, Mets 6 Rojas (L, 0-2)
09/27 Mets 2, Braves 1 Crawford (W, 4-3)
09/28 Mets 8, Braves 2 Acevedo (W, 3-1)
1997 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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