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New York Mets selected Ron Hodges in free agent draft on January 12, 1972.

New York Mets selected Randy Tate in fifth round of free agent draft on January 12, 1972.

Los Angeles Dodgers signed Kevin Elster of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 12, 1993.

New York Yankees signed Tony Clark of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 12, 2004.

San Diego Padres signed Eric Valent of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 12, 2006.

New York Mets signed free agent Tim Redding of the Washington Nationals on January 12, 2009.

Los Angeles Dodgers signed Argenis Reyes of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 12, 2010.

New York Mets signed free agent Sean Manaea of the San Francisco Giants on January 12, 2024.

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Grover Powell, former pitcher for N.Y. Mets, dies of leukemia
News and Observer (Raleigh, N.C.), May 22, 1985
Grover Powell's career got off to a promising start, but he was derailed by an early injury. He also, sadly, suffered an early death. This is his obituary.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Randy Sterling
Born: April 21, 1951
at Key West, Fla.
Sterling
Years with Mets: 1974

3 games. 1 - 1, 4.82
2 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1973 Game Results
05/28 Giants 6, Mets 5 Moore (L, 0-1)
05/29 Mets 5, Giants 2 Seaver (W, 6-3)
05/30 Giants 3, Mets 2 Matlack (L, 2-7)
06/11 Giants 2, Mets 1 Stone (L, 1-2)
06/12 Mets 5, Giants 4 Parker (W, 5-0)
06/13 Mets 3, Giants 1 Seaver (W, 8-4)
08/10 Mets 7, Giants 1 Seaver (W, 14-6)
08/11 Giants 8, Mets 7 McGraw (L, 0-5)
08/12 Giants 4, Mets 1 Sadecki (L, 2-2)
08/24 Mets 1, Giants 0 Koosman (W, 10-14)
08/25 Giants 1, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 15-7)
08/26 Giants 5, Mets 4 Sadecki (L, 3-3)
1973 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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