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Today is January 8

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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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What's Going On Here; News Item: Mets trade Agee for Rich Chiles
New York Daily News, November 29, 1972
Dick Young suggests that Tommie Agee was traded because he and Cleon Jones had become "too thick" and one of them had to go.
Tags: Tommie Agee, Rich Chiles, Cleon Jones.


Randomly selected Met Player

Chris Donnels
Born: April 21, 1966
at Los Angeles, Cal.
Donnels
Years with Mets: 1991, 1992

82 games. 0 hr, 11 rbi, 0.195
15 runs, 2 stolen bases


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1984 Game Results
05/11 Mets 2, Dodgers 0 Gooden (W, 3-2)
05/12 Mets 4, Dodgers 3 Lynch (W, 4-0)
05/13 Dodgers 5, Mets 3 Torrez (L, 0-3)
05/25 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Gooden (W, 4-3)
05/26 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Leary (W, 2-2)
05/27 Dodgers 3, Mets 2 Torrez (L, 0-4)
08/13 Dodgers 9, Mets 2 Terrell (L, 9-9)
08/14 Mets 4, Dodgers 0 Berenyi (W, 5-5)
08/15 Mets 3, Dodgers 2 Fernandez (W, 4-1)
08/27 Mets 5, Dodgers 1 Gooden (W, 13-8)
08/28 Mets 5, Dodgers 1 Terrell (W, 10-10)
08/29 Mets 3, Dodgers 2 Orosco (W, 9-5)
1984 totals: 9 wins, 3 losses



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