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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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Mets get a reliever, completing Kooz deal
New York Daily News, February 8, 1979
Jesse Orosco is the player-to-be-named-later in the trade that sent Jerry Koosman to the Twins. The man who was on the mound for the last out of the 1969 World Series was traded for his 1986 counterpart.
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Mickey Lolich
Born: September 12, 1940
at Portland, Ore.
Lolich
Years with Mets: 1976

31 games. 8 - 13, 3.22
120 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1993 Game Results
04/20 Giants 4, Mets 1 Maddux (L, 0-1)
04/21 Mets 10, Giants 0 Gooden (W, 2-2)
04/22 Giants 13, Mets 4 Schourek (L, 1-2)
04/28 Giants 4, Mets 3 Innis (L, 0-1)
04/29 Giants 10, Mets 5 Saberhagen (L, 2-3)
07/02 Giants 3, Mets 1 Young (L, 0-11)
07/03 Mets 6, Giants 3 Telgheder (W, 3-0)
07/04 Giants 10, Mets 8 Maddux (L, 0-6)
07/15 Giants 8, Mets 1 Hillman (L, 0-4)
07/16 Giants 4, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 8-10)
07/17 Mets 3, Giants 1 Tanana (W, 5-8)
07/18 Mets 12, Giants 6 Schourek (W, 3-10)
1993 totals: 4 wins, 8 losses



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