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Today is January 5

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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

St. Louis Weather Menaces Mets' Ticker-Tape Hoopla
New York Daily News, April 12, 1962
The Mets have a ticker-tape parade scheduled for the day before their first home game in New York, but the potential for rain in St. Louis may force the Mets to remain in that city for a makeup game against the Cardinals.


Randomly selected Met Player

Rafael Ortega
Born: May 15, 1991
at El Tigre, Venezuela
Ortega
Years with Mets: 2023

47 games. 1 hr, 8 rbi, 0.219
16 runs, 6 stolen bases


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1998 Game Results
07/31 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Franco (L, 0-6)
08/01 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Reed (W, 12-7)
08/02 Mets 9, Dodgers 3 Reynoso (W, 2-0)
08/03 Dodgers 8, Mets 5 McMichael (L, 2-3)
08/28 Mets 5, Dodgers 4 Cook (W, 8-4)
08/29 Mets 4, Dodgers 3 Leiter (W, 13-5)
08/30 Dodgers 4, Mets 2 Yoshii (L, 5-8)
08/31 Mets 8, Dodgers 3 Reed (W, 16-8)
1998 totals: 5 wins, 3 losses



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