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Today is January 8

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New York Mets traded Ray Searage to the Cleveland Indians for Tom Veryzer on January 8, 1982.

New York Mets signed free agent Tim Spehr of the Atlanta Braves on January 8, 1998.

New York Mets released Joe Crawford on January 8, 1998.

New York Mets signed free agent Dae-Sung Koo on January 8, 2005.

Atlanta Braves signed Kelly Johnson of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 8, 2016.

New York Mets claimed Stephen Tarpley on waivers from the Miami Marlins on January 8, 2021.

Seattle Mariners signed Paul Sewald of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 8, 2021.

New York Mets signed free agent Alex Claudio on January 8, 2022.

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Mets Land Foy to Play 3d, Send Otis, Johnson to KC
New York Daily News, December 4, 1969
One of the Mets earliest regrettable trades was the one that sent Amos Otis to the Royals for Joe Foy. Otis would go on to play 14 seasons in Kansas City, winning three Gold Gloves and making five All-Star teams. Foy was... less successful.
Tags: Joe Foy, Bob Johnson, Amos Otis.


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Daniel Murphy
Born: April 1, 1985
at Jacksonville, Fla.
Murphy
Years with Mets: 2008, 2009, 2011 - 2015

903 games. 62 hr, 402 rbi, 0.288
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Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1984 Game Results
05/15 Mets 7, Giants 6 Orosco (W, 3-1)
05/16 Giants 4, Mets 3 Terrell (L, 3-3)
05/22 Giants 5, Mets 4 Darling (L, 3-3)
05/24 Giants 3, Mets 2 Terrell (L, 3-4)
08/17 Mets 2, Giants 0 Gooden (W, 11-8)
08/18 Giants 6, Mets 5 Gaff (L, 1-2)
08/19 Giants 7, Mets 6 Orosco (L, 8-4)
08/19 Mets 4, Giants 2 Berenyi (W, 6-5)
08/24 Giants 7, Mets 6 Orosco (L, 8-5)
08/24 Giants 6, Mets 5 Terrell (L, 9-10)
08/25 Giants 5, Mets 4 Berenyi (L, 6-6)
08/26 Mets 11, Giants 6 Gaff (W, 2-2)
1984 totals: 4 wins, 8 losses



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