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Today is January 9

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New York Mets selected Rusty Tillman in 10th round of free agent draft on January 9, 1979.

New York Mets signed free agent Darren Bragg on January 9, 2001.

New York Mets signed free agent Joe DePastino on January 9, 2002.

Cleveland Indians signed Chin-lung Hu of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 9, 2012.

New York Mets signed free agent Ryan Cordell of the Chicago White Sox on January 9, 2020.

New York Mets signed free agent Johneshwy Fargas on January 9, 2020.

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Stanky is dead at 83
New York Daily News, July 6, 1999
Although it's not mentioned in this obituary, Eddie Stanky served one year in the Mets front office, in 1965. He is better known as a "fiery second baseman" with the Dodgers, Giants, and Braves.
Tags: Eddie Stanky.


Randomly selected Met Player

Preston Wilson
Born: July 19, 1974
at Bamberg, S.C.
Wilson
Years with Mets: 1998

8 games. 0 hr, 2 rbi, 0.300
3 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1981 Game Results
05/05 Giants 9, Mets 7 Jones (L, 0-4)
05/06 Giants 6, Mets 4 Zachry (L, 3-3)
05/07 Mets 3, Giants 2 Lynch (W, 1-0)
05/18 Giants 3, Mets 1 Lynch (L, 1-2)
05/19 Giants 4, Mets 1 Scott (L, 1-4)
05/20 Mets 4, Giants 3 Reardon (W, 1-0)
1981 totals: 2 wins, 4 losses



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