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New York Mets traded Vince Coleman to the Kansas City Royals for Kevin McReynolds on January 5, 1994.

New York Yankees signed Miguel Cairo of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 5, 2006.

New York Mets signed free agent David Newhan of the Baltimore Orioles on January 5, 2007.

New York Mets traded Corey Coles and Ryan Meyers to the Chicago Cubs for Angel Pagan on January 5, 2008.

New York Mets signed free agent Jason Bay of the Boston Red Sox on January 5, 2010.

Milwaukee Braves signed Eric Young of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 5, 2016.

New York Mets traded Bobby Wahl, Adam Hill and Felix Valerio to the Milwaukee Brewers for Keon Broxton on January 5, 2019.

New York Mets signed free agent Brandon Drury of the Toronto Blue Jays on January 5, 2021.

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The Kranepool Story: Wealthy, 17 and a Met
New York Daily News, September 25, 1962
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Randomly selected Met Player

Rick Baldwin
Born: June 1, 1953
at Fresno, Cal.
Died: October 30, 2020 at Modesto, Cal.
Baldwin
Years with Mets: 1975 - 1977

105 games. 4 - 7, 3.60
86 strikeouts, 7 saves


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
2005 Game Results
04/18 Phillies 5, Mets 4 Ishii (L, 0-2)
04/19 Mets 16, Phillies 4 Zambrano (W, 1-1)
05/02 Mets 5, Phillies 1 Martinez (W, 3-1)
05/03 Phillies 10, Mets 3 Glavine (L, 1-4)
05/04 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Seo (W, 2-1)
05/05 Mets 7, Phillies 5 Heilman (W, 3-2)
06/21 Mets 8, Phillies 5 Benson (W, 6-2)
06/22 Phillies 8, Mets 4 Ring (L, 0-2)
06/23 Mets 4, Phillies 3 Ishii (W, 2-6)
06/28 Mets 8, Phillies 3 Zambrano (W, 4-6)
06/29 Phillies 6, Mets 3 Ishii (L, 2-7)
06/30 Mets 5, Phillies 3 Martinez (W, 9-2)
08/30 Mets 6, Phillies 4 Padilla (W, 1-0)
08/31 Phillies 8, Mets 2 Martinez (L, 13-6)
09/01 Phillies 3, Mets 1 Glavine (L, 10-12)
09/26 Mets 6, Phillies 5 Takatsu (W, 1-0)
09/27 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Padilla (W, 3-1)
09/28 Phillies 16, Mets 6 Trachsel (L, 1-4)
2005 totals: 11 wins, 7 losses



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