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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

This one's for you, Bud (Harrelson)
New York Daily News, September 9, 1984
Bud Harrelson has concluded his first season as a minor league manager, winning a Manager of the Year award and the New York-Penn League championship at Little Falls. This article includes praise for Bud from a future Mets shortstop, Kevin Elster.
Tags: Kevin Elster, Bud Harrelson.


Randomly selected Met Player

Mike Jorgensen
Born: August 16, 1948
at Passaic, N.J.
Jorgensen
Years with Mets: 1968, 1970, 1971, 1980 - 1983

492 games. 21 hr, 90 rbi, 0.234
103 runs, 9 stolen bases


All-Time Mets Leaders
Stolen Bases
1. Jose Reyes 408 Reyes
2. Mookie Wilson 281
3. Howard Johnson 202
4. David Wright 196
5. Darryl Strawberry 191
6. Lee Mazzilli 152 Wilson
7. Lenny Dykstra 116
8. Bud Harrelson 115
9. Wally Backman 106
10. Roger Cedeno 105



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