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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Foli is cool as Joe goes to Chapman
New York Daily News, March 3, 1979
It's spring training 1979, and a "mature" Tim Foli is about to lose his starting shortstop job to Kelvin Chapman. Foli would be dealt to Pittsburgh in the coming weeks.
Tags: Kelvin Chapman, Tim Foli, Joe Torre.


Randomly selected Met Player

Richie Ashburn
Born: March 19, 1927
at Tilden, Neb.
Died: September 9, 1997 at New York, N.Y.
Ashburn
Years with Mets: 1962

135 games. 7 hr, 28 rbi, 0.306
60 runs, 12 stolen bases


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1968 Game Results
05/20 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Koosman (W, 6-2)
05/21 Mets 4, Pirates 3 Taylor (W, 1-1)
05/30 Mets 6, Pirates 3 Koosman (W, 8-2)
05/30 Mets 5, Pirates 4 Selma (W, 4-0)
07/02 Pirates 2, Mets 1 Selma (L, 7-3)
07/03 Pirates 8, Mets 1 Ryan (L, 6-7)
07/04 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 11-4)
07/04 Mets 4, Pirates 3 Cardwell (W, 3-8)
07/16 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Selma (L, 8-4)
07/17 Pirates 8, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 12-5)
07/17 Mets 5, Pirates 4 Koonce (W, 1-4)
07/18 Mets 3, Pirates 0 Seaver (W, 8-6)
09/06 Pirates 2, Mets 1 McAndrew (L, 1-7)
09/07 Mets 4, Pirates 3 Koosman (W, 17-10)
09/08 Pirates 3, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 14-10)
09/13 Mets 2, Pirates 0 Koosman (W, 18-10)
09/14 Pirates 6, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 14-11)
09/15 Pirates 3, Mets 0 Cardwell (L, 7-13)
1968 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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