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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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Richie Ashburn
Born: March 19, 1927
at Tilden, Neb.
Died: September 9, 1997 at New York, N.Y.
Ashburn
Years with Mets: 1962

135 games. 7 hr, 28 rbi, 0.306
60 runs, 12 stolen bases


Mets vs. Washington Nationals
2016 Game Results
05/17 Mets 2, Nationals 0 Syndergaard (W, 4-2)
05/18 Nationals 7, Mets 1 Colon (L, 3-3)
05/19 Nationals 9, Mets 1 Harvey (L, 3-6)
05/23 Mets 7, Nationals 1 Colon (W, 4-3)
05/24 Nationals 7, Mets 4 Harvey (L, 3-7)
05/25 Mets 2, Nationals 0 Matz (W, 7-1)
06/27 Nationals 11, Mets 4 Syndergaard (L, 8-3)
06/28 Nationals 5, Mets 0 Harvey (L, 4-10)
06/29 Nationals 4, Mets 2 Verrett (L, 3-5)
07/07 Mets 9, Nationals 7 Robles (W, 3-3)
07/08 Nationals 3, Mets 1 Syndergaard (L, 9-4)
07/09 Nationals 6, Mets 1 Verrett (L, 3-6)
07/10 Nationals 3, Mets 2 Matz (L, 7-5)
09/02 Nationals 4, Mets 1 Syndergaard (L, 12-8)
09/03 Mets 3, Nationals 1 Gsellman (W, 2-1)
09/04 Mets 5, Nationals 1 Lugo (W, 3-2)
09/12 Nationals 8, Mets 1 Montero (L, 0-1)
09/13 Mets 4, Nationals 3 Familia (W, 3-3)
09/14 Nationals 1, Mets 0 Salas (L, 0-1)
2016 totals: 7 wins, 12 losses



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