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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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Chavez has gift of grab
Newsday, October 20, 2006
Game Seven of the 2006 NLCS is remembered for two things, one good, one bad. This is the good one: Endy Chavez's amazing catch of a potential home run off the bat of Scott Rolen of the Cardinals.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Masato Yoshii
Born: April 20, 1965
at Osaka, Japan
Yoshii
Years with Mets: 1998, 1999

60 games. 18 - 16, 4.17
222 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
2001 Game Results
04/27 Cardinals 9, Mets 0 Appier (L, 2-2)
04/28 Mets 6, Cardinals 5 Benitez (W, 2-0)
04/29 Cardinals 12, Mets 1 Rusch (L, 1-1)
08/10 Cardinals 7, Mets 6 White (L, 3-3)
08/11 Cardinals 6, Mets 3 Rusch (L, 6-7)
08/12 Cardinals 4, Mets 1 Chen (L, 1-1)
2001 totals: 1 win, 5 losses



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