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Today is January 28

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New York Mets selected Ken Singleton in first round (third pick overall) of free agent draft on January 28, 1967.

New York Mets signed free agent Benny Ayala on January 28, 1971.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Tom Martin of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 28, 2002.

New York Mets signed free agent Todd Zeile of the Montreal Expos on January 28, 2004.

New York Mets signed free agent Mike Matthews on January 28, 2005.

Houston Astros signed David Newhan of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 28, 2008.

New York Mets signed free agent Val Pascucci on January 28, 2010.

St. Louis Cardinals signed Ronny Cedeno of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 28, 2013.

New York Mets signed free agent Justin Wilson of the Chicago Cubs on January 28, 2019.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Mets Grab Slugging SS; Yanks Draft Catcher No. 1
New York Daily News, June 7, 1968
The "slugging shortstop", Tim Foli, the first pick of the first round in 1968, would only hit one home run as a Met. The catcher the Yankees drafted was Thurman Munson.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Mike Jorgensen
Born: August 16, 1948
at Passaic, N.J.
Jorgensen
Years with Mets: 1968, 1970, 1971, 1980 - 1983

492 games. 21 hr, 90 rbi, 0.234
103 runs, 9 stolen bases


All-Time Mets Leaders
Innings Pitched
1. Tom Seaver 3045.2 Seaver
2. Jerry Koosman 2544.2
3. Dwight Gooden 2169.2
4. Ron Darling 1620.0
5. Sid Fernandez 1584.2
6. Jon Matlack 1448.0 Koosman
7. Al Leiter 1360.0
8. Jacob deGrom 1326.0
9. Craig Swan 1230.2
10. Bobby Jones 1215.2



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