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Seattle Mariners signed Mackey Sasser of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 23, 1992.

New York Mets signed free agent Todd Pratt on December 23, 1996.

New York Mets signed free agent Craig Paquette of the Kansas City Royals on December 23, 1997.

New York Mets traded Roger Cedeno, Octavio Dotel and Kyle Kessel to the Houston Astros for Derek Bell and Mike Hampton on December 23, 1999.

Texas Rangers signed Michael Bacsik of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 23, 2003.

New York Mets signed free agent Juan Padilla on December 23, 2004.

Washington Nationals signed Gustavo Molina of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 23, 2008.

New York Mets signed free agent Omir Santos of the Baltimore Orioles on December 23, 2008.

Milwaukee Brewers claimed Kirk Nieuwenhuis of the New York Mets on waivers on December 23, 2015.

New York Mets signed free agent Alejandro De Aza of the San Francisco Giants on December 23, 2015.

Washington Nationals signed Scott Copeland of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 23, 2018.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Torre: Fine performance, lousy script
New York Daily News, June 15, 1979
The final years of the Mets under the Payson ownership were bleak, and here Mike Lupica lets them have it. Plus, Bud Harrelson settles in as a Phillie and the Mets are not likely to pull off a deadline deal for a pitcher.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Joe Torre.


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David Williams
Born: March 12, 1979
at Anchorage, Alaska
Williams
Years with Mets: 2006, 2007

8 games. 3 - 2, 7.83
18 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1967 Game Results
05/05 Mets 3, Astros 2 Seaver (W, 3-1)
05/31 Astros 6, Mets 1 Cardwell (L, 3-6)
06/01 Astros 4, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 4-3)
07/18 Mets 4, Astros 2 Hendley (W, 2-1)
07/19 Mets 8, Astros 4 Fisher (W, 7-10)
07/19 Mets 7, Astros 2 Seaver (W, 9-6)
07/20 Astros 7, Mets 0 Selma (L, 1-1)
07/30 Astros 6, Mets 5 Seaver (L, 10-7)
07/30 Astros 9, Mets 1 Fisher (L, 7-12)
07/31 Astros 3, Mets 2 Taylor (L, 2-3)
08/01 Mets 5, Astros 1 Shaw (W, 3-4)
08/02 Astros 5, Mets 2 Reniff (L, 3-2)
09/16 Astros 6, Mets 1 McGraw (L, 0-2)
09/17 Astros 4, Mets 3 Taylor (L, 3-6)
09/22 Astros 8, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 0-1)
09/22 Mets 8, Astros 5 Taylor (W, 4-6)
09/23 Mets 1, Astros 0 Seaver (W, 16-12)
09/24 Astros 4, Mets 2 Rohr (L, 1-1)
1967 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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