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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

Jim Hickman Takes the Bat Off His Shoulder 3 Times
Newsday, September 4, 1965
Jim Hickman becomes the first Met to hit three home runs in a game. Newsday's coverage is rather snarky.
Tags: Jim Hickman.


Randomly selected Met Player

Dan Norman
Born: January 11, 1955
at Los Angeles, Cal.
Norman
Years with Mets: 1977 - 1980

139 games. 9 hr, 30 rbi, 0.230
23 runs, 8 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1972
Opponent W L T Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies 13 5 0 .722
Montreal Expos 12 6 0 .667
Chicago Cubs 8 10 0 .444
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 6 0 .571
San Francisco Giants 8 4 0 .667
St. Louis Cardinals 7 9 0 .438
San Diego Padres 7 5 0 .583
Houston Astros 6 6 0 .500
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 7 0 .417
Atlanta Braves 5 7 0 .417
Cincinnati Reds 4 8 0 .333



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