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Atlanta Braves signed Pete Falcone of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 27, 1983.

New York Mets signed free agent Dick Tidrow of the Chicago White Sox on January 27, 1984.

New York Mets signed free agent Dan Wheeler of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on January 27, 2003.

Colorado Rockies signed Tim Redding of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 27, 2010.

Colorado Rockies signed Omar Quintanilla of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 27, 2015.

Chicago Cubs signed Jim Henderson of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 27, 2017.

New York Mets traded Steven Matz to the Toronto Blue Jays for Yennsy Diaz, Sean Reid-Foley and Josh Winckowski on January 27, 2021.

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Mets Grab Slugging SS; Yanks Draft Catcher No. 1
New York Daily News, June 7, 1968
The "slugging shortstop", Tim Foli, the first pick of the first round in 1968, would only hit one home run as a Met. The catcher the Yankees drafted was Thurman Munson.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Tom Seaver
Born: November 17, 1944
at Fresno, Cal.
Died: August 31, 2020 at Calistoga, Cal.
Seaver
Years with Mets: 1967 - 1977, 1983

401 games. 198 - 124, 2.57
2541 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1974 Game Results
05/31 Astros 7, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 5-3)
06/01 Mets 3, Astros 1 Seaver (W, 3-5)
06/07 Astros 1, Mets 0 Parker (L, 1-4)
06/08 Mets 6, Astros 5 Sadecki (W, 4-2)
06/09 Astros 11, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 5-4)
08/19 Astros 2, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 7-8)
08/20 Astros 6, Mets 2 Sadecki (L, 4-7)
08/21 Mets 10, Astros 2 Koosman (W, 12-8)
08/26 Mets 5, Astros 4 Koosman (W, 13-8)
08/27 Mets 4, Astros 2 McGraw (W, 5-7)
08/28 Astros 3, Mets 2 Cram (L, 0-1)
08/29 Mets 7, Astros 0 Seaver (W, 8-8)
1974 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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