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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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Born in Middle America, Tested on Iwo Jima
New York Daily News, April 4, 1972
Dick Young eulogizes Gil Hodges. Plus Phil Pepe on "The Last Plane Trip Home to Brooklyn" and a memorial cartoon by Bill Gallo.
Tags: Gil Hodges.


Randomly selected Met Player

Ricky Gutierrez
Born: May 23, 1970
at Miami, Fla.
Gutierrez
Years with Mets: 2004

24 games. 0 hr, 5 rbi, 0.175
2 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1967
Opponent W L T Pct.
Pittsburgh Pirates 11 7 0 .611
Atlanta Braves 10 8 0 .556
Houston Astros 7 11 0 .389
St. Louis Cardinals 7 11 0 .389
Cincinnati Reds 6 12 0 .333
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 12 0 .333
Chicago Cubs 5 13 0 .278
San Francisco Giants 5 13 0 .278
Philadelphia Phillies 4 14 0 .222



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