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Today is January 13

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New York Mets selected Frank Estrada in fifth round of free agent draft on January 13, 1971.

New York Mets selected Herm Winningham in first round (ninth pick overall) of free agent draft on January 13, 1981.

New York Mets selected Randy Milligan in first round (third pick overall) of free agent draft on January 13, 1981.

New York Mets traded Mike Davis to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Torrez on January 13, 1983.

Los Angeles Dodgers signed Lee Guetterman of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 13, 1993.

New York Mets signed free agent Bob MacDonald on January 13, 1996.

New York Mets signed free agent Masato Yoshii on January 13, 1998.

New York Mets signed free agent Ronny Cedeno of the Pittsburgh Pirates on January 13, 2012.

New York Mets signed free agent Dario Alvarez on January 13, 2013.

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01/13/2021
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Mets Get Bonilla for $29M; How Deal Was Done; Return of the Native
Newsday, December 3, 1991
Before Bobby Bonilla became the ex-player who would get a big check every July, he was a major free-agent signing for the Mets. Marty Noble, Joe Gergen, and Tom Verducci were all over the story for Newsday.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Jose Cardenal
Born: October 7, 1943
at Matanzas, Cuba
Cardenal
Years with Mets: 1979, 1980

37 games. 2 hr, 8 rbi, 0.228
12 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1981
Opponent W L T Pct.
Chicago Cubs 8 5 1 .615
Philadelphia Phillies 7 7 0 .500
St. Louis Cardinals 6 5 0 .545
Cincinnati Reds 3 7 0 .300
Houston Astros 3 6 0 .333
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 6 1 .333
Atlanta Braves 3 3 0 .500
Montreal Expos 3 9 0 .250
San Francisco Giants 2 4 0 .333
San Diego Padres 2 5 0 .286
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 5 0 .167



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