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Today is January 9

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New York Mets selected Rusty Tillman in 10th round of free agent draft on January 9, 1979.

New York Mets signed free agent Darren Bragg on January 9, 2001.

New York Mets signed free agent Joe DePastino on January 9, 2002.

Cleveland Indians signed Chin-lung Hu of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 9, 2012.

New York Mets signed free agent Ryan Cordell of the Chicago White Sox on January 9, 2020.

New York Mets signed free agent Johneshwy Fargas on January 9, 2020.

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01/09/2002
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A true original: Hobie Landrith, the first Met and a close friend of Willie Mays, dies at 93
Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), April 12, 2023
Obituary for Hobie Landrith, the first player that the Mets selected in the 1961 expansion draft.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Luis Ayala
Born: January 12, 1978
at Los Mochis, Mexico
Ayala
Years with Mets: 2008

19 games. 1 - 2, 5.50
14 strikeouts, 9 saves


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1980 Game Results
04/21 Mets 3, Phillies 0 Burris (W, 2-1)
04/22 Phillies 14, Mets 8 Kobel (L, 0-2)
04/23 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Bomback (W, 1-0)
04/30 Mets 2, Phillies 0 Bomback (W, 2-0)
05/01 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Falcone (L, 1-2)
06/27 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Pacella (W, 1-0)
06/28 Mets 2, Phillies 1 Allen (W, 4-5)
06/28 Mets 5, Phillies 4 Hausman (W, 3-2)
06/29 Phillies 5, Mets 2 Zachry (L, 2-5)
08/14 Phillies 8, Mets 1 Zachry (L, 6-6)
08/15 Phillies 8, Mets 0 Bomback (L, 9-4)
08/16 Phillies 11, Mets 6 Swan (L, 5-9)
08/17 Phillies 9, Mets 4 Burris (L, 6-7)
08/17 Phillies 4, Mets 1 Jackson (L, 1-4)
09/10 Phillies 5, Mets 0 Bomback (L, 9-7)
09/11 Phillies 5, Mets 1 Burris (L, 7-11)
09/24 Phillies 1, Mets 0 Allen (L, 7-9)
09/25 Phillies 2, Mets 1 Jackson (L, 1-6)
1980 totals: 6 wins, 12 losses



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