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Today is January 21

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New York Mets released Bruce Bochy on January 21, 1983.

California Angels signed Ellis Valentine of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 21, 1983.

New York Mets signed free agent Rick Cerone on January 21, 1991.

New York Mets traded Luis Lopez to the Milwaukee Brewers for Bill Pulsipher on January 21, 2000.

New York Mets traded Todd Zeile and Benny Agbayani to the Colorado Rockies for Alex Ochoa, Craig House and Ross Gload on January 21, 2002.

New York Mets traded Lenny Harris, Alex Ochoa and Glendon Rusch to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jeromy Burnitz, Jeff D'Amico, Mark Sweeney and Lou Collier on January 21, 2002.

Milwaukee Brewers claimed Brady Clark of the New York Mets on waivers on January 21, 2003.

Milwaukee Brewers signed Ricky Bottalico of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 21, 2005.

New York Mets traded Kris Benson to the Baltimore Orioles for John Maine and Jorge Julio on January 21, 2006.

New York Mets signed free agent Blaine Boyer of the Arizona Diamondbacks on January 21, 2011.

New York Mets signed free agent Tim Byrdak of the Houston Astros on January 21, 2011.

New York Mets signed free agent Pedro Feliciano of the New York Yankees on January 21, 2013.

Boston Red Sox signed Dana Eveland of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 21, 2015.

Miami Marlins signed Zach Lutz of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 21, 2016.

Arizona Diamondbacks signed Wilmer Flores of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 21, 2019.

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Randomly selected Met Player

Lance Johnson
Born: July 6, 1963
at Cincinnati, O.
Johnson
Years with Mets: 1996, 1997

232 games. 10 hr, 93 rbi, 0.326
160 runs, 65 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1998
Opponent W L T Pct.
Milwaukee Brewers 8 1 0 .889
Philadelphia Phillies 8 4 0 .667
Florida Marlins 7 5 0 .583
Cincinnati Reds 6 3 0 .667
St. Louis Cardinals 6 3 0 .667
Colorado Rockies 6 3 0 .667
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 3 0 .625
Arizona Diamondbacks 5 4 0 .556
Chicago Cubs 5 4 0 .556
San Diego Padres 4 5 0 .444
Montreal Expos 4 8 0 .333
San Francisco Giants 4 5 0 .444
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 5 0 .444
Houston Astros 4 5 0 .444
Atlanta Braves 3 9 0 .250
Baltimore Orioles 3 1 0 .750
Boston Red Sox 2 1 0 .667
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2 1 0 .667
New York Yankees 1 2 0 .333
Toronto Blue Jays 1 2 0 .333



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