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New York Mets traded Billy Beane, Bill Latham and Joe Klink to the Minnesota Twins for Tim Teufel and Pat Crosby on January 16, 1986.

New York Mets traded Ronn Reynolds and Jeff Bittiger to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ronnie Gideon and Rodger Cole on January 16, 1986.

Minnesota Twins signed Randy Niemann of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 16, 1987.

New York Mets signed free agent Pedro Astacio of the Houston Astros on January 16, 2002.

New York Mets signed free agent Jorge Sosa of the St. Louis Cardinals on January 16, 2007.

New York Mets signed free agent Scott Schoeneweis of the Cincinnati Reds on January 16, 2007.

New York Mets signed free agent Casey Fossum of the Detroit Tigers on January 16, 2009.

New York Mets signed free agent Adam Wilk on January 16, 2017.

New York Mets signed free agent Jay Bruce of the Cleveland Indians on January 16, 2018.

New York Mets signed free agent Jed Lowrie of the Oakland Athletics on January 16, 2019.

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Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1984 Game Results
04/17 Expos 10, Mets 0 Darling (L, 1-1)
04/18 Mets 5, Expos 4 Lynch (W, 1-0)
04/19 Mets 7, Expos 6 Orosco (W, 1-0)
04/23 Expos 6, Mets 4 Terrell (L, 2-1)
04/25 Mets 2, Expos 1 Orosco (W, 2-0)
06/08 Mets 4, Expos 1 Lynch (W, 6-1)
06/09 Mets 5, Expos 3 Darling (W, 5-3)
06/09 Mets 6, Expos 5 Torrez (W, 1-5)
06/10 Expos 3, Mets 2 Terrell (L, 4-6)
06/22 Expos 2, Mets 1 Gooden (L, 6-4)
06/23 Mets 2, Expos 0 Berenyi (W, 1-1)
06/24 Expos 5, Mets 3 Lynch (L, 7-3)
09/21 Mets 6, Expos 2 Fernandez (W, 5-6)
09/22 Mets 4, Expos 2 Gorman (W, 6-0)
09/23 Mets 6, Expos 1 Gooden (W, 17-9)
09/28 Expos 7, Mets 0 Schiraldi (L, 0-2)
09/29 Mets 8, Expos 4 Terrell (W, 11-12)
09/30 Expos 5, Mets 4 Darling (L, 12-9)
1984 totals: 11 wins, 7 losses



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