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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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Old Friends Pay Their Respects
Newsday, September 19, 1963
The Polo Grounds, where so much history was made by the New York Giants, from John McGraw and Christy Mathewson to Willie Mays and Bobby Thompson, closes with little fanfare. The Mets go quietly against the Phillies and a chapter of baseball history comes to an end.


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Tim Locastro
Born: July 14, 1992
at Auburn, N.Y.
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Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1965 Game Results
05/28 Pirates 6, Mets 1 Spahn (L, 4-5)
05/29 Pirates 7, Mets 4 Lary (L, 1-1)
05/30 Pirates 9, Mets 1 Jackson (L, 2-6)
05/30 Pirates 12, Mets 0 Parsons (L, 0-3)
06/03 Mets 8, Pirates 6 Cisco (W, 1-2)
06/04 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Fisher (W, 5-4)
06/05 Pirates 9, Mets 0 Kroll (L, 3-3)
06/06 Pirates 5, Mets 3 Jackson (L, 2-7)
06/06 Pirates 3, Mets 0 Spahn (L, 4-6)
07/21 Mets 1, Pirates 0 Jackson (W, 5-12)
08/03 Pirates 7, Mets 0 Cisco (L, 3-7)
08/04 Pirates 3, Mets 0 Fisher (L, 7-13)
08/05 Pirates 11, Mets 3 Jackson (L, 5-15)
09/20 Pirates 10, Mets 0 Fisher (L, 8-22)
09/21 Pirates 6, Mets 5 Eilers (L, 1-1)
09/22 Pirates 6, Mets 2 McGraw (L, 2-7)
09/28 Mets 1, Pirates 0 Sutherland (W, 3-1)
09/29 Pirates 4, Mets 2 Selma (L, 2-1)
1965 totals: 4 wins, 14 losses



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