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New York Mets signed free agent Kurt Abbott of the Colorado Rockies on January 26, 2000.

New York Mets traded Jaime Cerda to the Kansas City Royals for Shawn Sedlacek on January 26, 2004.

New York Mets traded Ian Bladergroen to the Boston Red Sox for Doug Mientkiewicz on January 26, 2005.

New York Mets signed free agent Jon Switzer of the Boston Red Sox on January 26, 2009.

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Mets Vote, Reject Giants Game
Newsday, June 7, 1968
Giants owner Horace Stoneham wanted to play, but the Mets voted to cancel a scheduled game in San Francisco to honor the memory of recently assassinated Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Tags: Ed Charles, M. Donald Grant, Gil Hodges, Ed Kranepool.


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1. Darryl Strawberry 252 Strawberry
2. David Wright 242
3. Pete Alonso 226
4. Mike Piazza 220
5. Howard Johnson 192
6. Dave Kingman 154 Wright
7. Carlos Beltran 149
8. Michael Conforto 132
9. Lucas Duda 125
10. Todd Hundley 124



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