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Today is January 11

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New York Mets selected Jeff McKnight in second round of free agent draft on January 11, 1983.

Texas Rangers signed Pat Mahomes of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 11, 2001.

New York Mets traded Javier Ochoa to the Cleveland Indians for Tom Martin on January 11, 2001.

New York Mets signed free agent Joe DePastino on January 11, 2001.

New York Mets signed free agent Tsuyoshi Shinjo of the San Francisco Giants on January 11, 2003.

New York Mets signed free agent Carlos Beltran of the Houston Astros on January 11, 2005.

Houston Astros claimed Fernando Martinez of the New York Mets on waivers on January 11, 2012.

New York Mets signed free agent Hector Santiago of the Chicago White Sox on January 11, 2019.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

NL Votes Return to Gotham in '62: Houston Also Included in Expansion
New York Daily News, October 18, 1960
This serves as the official birth announcement of the New York Mets. (And also the Houston Astros.)


Randomly selected Met Player

Bill Hepler
Born: September 25, 1945
at Covington, Va.
Hepler
Years with Mets: 1966

37 games. 3 - 3, 3.52
25 strikeouts, 0 saves


All-Time Mets Leaders
Saves
1. John Franco 276 Franco
2. Armando Benitez 160
3. Jeurys Familia 124
4. Edwin Diaz 116
5. Jesse Orosco 107
6. Billy Wagner 101 Benitez
7. Tug McGraw 85
8. Roger McDowell 84
9. Francisco Rodriguez 83
10. Neil Allen 69



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