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Today is January 17

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New York Mets selected Roy Staiger in first round (24th pick overall) of free agent draft on January 17, 1970.

New York Mets selected Kevin Elster in second round of free agent draft on January 17, 1984.

New York Mets signed free agent Rafael Santana on January 17, 1984.

New York Mets traded Kelly Stinnett to the Milwaukee Brewers for Cory Lidle on January 17, 1996.

Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeff D'Amico of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 17, 2003.

New York Mets signed free agent Chris Young of the San Diego Padres on January 17, 2011.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Big Deal! Mets Trade 4 for Fregosi; Angels Get Ryan, 3 Prospects
New York Daily News, December 11, 1971
At the time it looked like it was the "Jim Fregosi trade" but history now knows it as the "Nolan Ryan trade". One hundred years from now, this will still probably be among the worst trades in Mets history.
Tags: Jim Fregosi, Nolan Ryan.


Randomly selected Met Player

Herm Winningham
Born: December 1, 1961
at Orangeburg, S.C.
Winningham
Years with Mets: 1984

14 games. 0 hr, 5 rbi, 0.407
5 runs, 2 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1992
Opponent W L T Pct.
San Francisco Giants 10 2 0 .833
Chicago Cubs 9 9 0 .500
St. Louis Cardinals 9 9 0 .500
Houston Astros 7 5 0 .583
Los Angeles Dodgers 7 5 0 .583
Philadelphia Phillies 6 12 0 .333
Montreal Expos 6 12 0 .333
Cincinnati Reds 5 7 0 .417
Atlanta Braves 5 7 0 .417
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 14 0 .222
San Diego Padres 4 8 0 .333



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