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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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Newsday, October 5, 1999
The Mets finished the 1999 season tied for the Wild Card with the Reds, forcing a do-or-die Game 163 for the right to advance to the playoffs. Al Leiter got the start, and flourished.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Bob Johnson
Born: March 4, 1936
at Omaha, Neb.
Died: November 9, 2019 at St. Paul, Minn.
Johnson
Years with Mets: 1967

90 games. 5 hr, 27 rbi, 0.348
26 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1989 Game Results
04/28 Mets 7, Astros 3 Fernandez (W, 3-0)
04/29 Mets 5, Astros 1 Darling (W, 1-3)
04/30 Astros 7, Mets 6 Cone (L, 2-2)
05/06 Mets 2, Astros 1 Cone (W, 3-2)
05/07 Astros 5, Mets 0 Gooden (L, 5-1)
07/03 Mets 3, Astros 1 Cone (W, 5-5)
07/04 Astros 10, Mets 3 Ojeda (L, 5-8)
07/05 Astros 6, Mets 5 Darling (L, 6-6)
07/17 Astros 6, Mets 0 Darling (L, 7-7)
07/17 Astros 12, Mets 3 West (L, 0-2)
07/18 Mets 9, Astros 0 Fernandez (W, 8-3)
07/19 Mets 8, Astros 2 Cone (W, 7-5)
1989 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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