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Today is January 5

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New York Mets traded Vince Coleman to the Kansas City Royals for Kevin McReynolds on January 5, 1994.

New York Yankees signed Miguel Cairo of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 5, 2006.

New York Mets signed free agent David Newhan of the Baltimore Orioles on January 5, 2007.

New York Mets traded Corey Coles and Ryan Meyers to the Chicago Cubs for Angel Pagan on January 5, 2008.

New York Mets signed free agent Jason Bay of the Boston Red Sox on January 5, 2010.

Milwaukee Braves signed Eric Young of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 5, 2016.

New York Mets traded Bobby Wahl, Adam Hill and Felix Valerio to the Milwaukee Brewers for Keon Broxton on January 5, 2019.

New York Mets signed free agent Brandon Drury of the Toronto Blue Jays on January 5, 2021.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Maddox Is Very Pleased With Newest Number(s); The Mets Step Into the Present
Newsday, December 2, 1977
The Mets have made the first significant free-agent signing in their history, with a five-year contract to Elliott Maddox. Newsday columnist Joe Gergen approves.
Tags: Elliott Maddox, Joe Torre.


Randomly selected Met Player

Jose Reyes
Born: June 11, 1983
at Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic
Reyes
Years with Mets: 2003 - 2011, 2016 - 2018

1365 games. 108 hr, 521 rbi, 0.282
885 runs, 408 stolen bases


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
2003 Game Results
07/04 Mets 7, Reds 2 Glavine (W, 6-8)
07/05 Mets 6, Reds 2 Trachsel (W, 8-5)
07/06 Mets 7, Reds 5 Cerda (W, 1-1)
07/25 Mets 3, Reds 1 Leiter (W, 9-5)
07/26 Reds 8, Mets 3 Heilman (L, 1-3)
07/27 Reds 8, Mets 5 Trachsel (L, 9-7)
2003 totals: 4 wins, 2 losses



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