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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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Randomly selected Met Player

Elio Chacon
Born: October 26, 1936
at Caracas, Venezuela
Died: April 24, 1992 at Caracas, Venezuela
Chacon
Years with Mets: 1962

118 games. 2 hr, 27 rbi, 0.236
49 runs, 12 stolen bases


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1983 Game Results
05/20 Mets 4, Dodgers 0 Allen (W, 2-4)
05/22 Dodgers 5, Mets 0 Seaver (L, 3-3)
06/02 Dodgers 5, Mets 4 Orosco (L, 3-1)
06/03 Mets 5, Dodgers 2 Lynch (W, 4-2)
06/04 Dodgers 2, Mets 1 Allen (L, 2-7)
06/05 Mets 4, Dodgers 2 Holman (W, 1-3)
08/17 Dodgers 4, Mets 1 Terrell (L, 4-5)
08/29 Dodgers 6, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 7-13)
08/29 Dodgers 7, Mets 3 Terrell (L, 5-6)
08/30 Mets 3, Dodgers 2 Orosco (W, 12-5)
08/30 Dodgers 2, Mets 1 Holman (L, 1-6)
08/31 Mets 7, Dodgers 1 Torrez (W, 9-14)
1983 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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