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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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01/09/2002
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Mets Grab Slugging SS; Yanks Draft Catcher No. 1
New York Daily News, June 7, 1968
The "slugging shortstop", Tim Foli, the first pick of the first round in 1968, would only hit one home run as a Met. The catcher the Yankees drafted was Thurman Munson.
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Jay Bruce
Born: April 3, 1987
at Beaumont, Tex.
Bruce
Years with Mets: 2016 - 2018

247 games. 46 hr, 131 rbi, 0.237
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Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1975 Game Results
05/09 Reds 4, Mets 3 Tate (L, 1-2)
05/10 Reds 7, Mets 1 Webb (L, 0-2)
05/11 Mets 3, Reds 2 Seaver (W, 4-3)
05/20 Mets 6, Reds 2 Koosman (W, 4-1)
05/21 Reds 11, Mets 4 Seaver (L, 5-4)
07/11 Reds 4, Mets 3 Matlack (L, 10-7)
07/11 Reds 4, Mets 1 Tate (L, 3-8)
07/12 Reds 3, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 8-7)
07/13 Reds 5, Mets 3 Seaver (L, 13-5)
07/22 Mets 3, Reds 1 Koosman (W, 9-7)
07/23 Mets 5, Reds 2 Matlack (W, 11-8)
07/24 Reds 2, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 14-6)
1975 totals: 4 wins, 8 losses



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