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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

Met players glad to have latest mate
New York Daily News, February 12, 1982
George Foster is a Met, and his new teammates are looking forward to big things. Plus, a Bill Gallo cartoon that addresses Foster's warning to LaGuardia airplane traffic.
Tags: George Foster.


Randomly selected Met Player

Pumpsie Green
Born: October 27, 1933
at Oakland, Cal.
Died: July 17, 2019 at San Leandro, Cal.
Green
Years with Mets: 1963

17 games. 1 hr, 5 rbi, 0.278
8 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1990 Game Results
04/16 Mets 10, Cubs 1 Viola (W, 2-0)
04/17 Cubs 8, Mets 6 Innis (L, 0-1)
04/18 Cubs 8, Mets 5 Cone (L, 0-1)
04/19 Mets 4, Cubs 1 Gooden (W, 1-2)
06/11 Cubs 8, Mets 5 Pena (L, 1-2)
06/12 Mets 19, Cubs 8 Gooden (W, 4-5)
06/13 Mets 15, Cubs 10 Franco (W, 3-0)
06/13 Mets 9, Cubs 6 Darling (W, 2-4)
08/10 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Fernandez (W, 8-8)
08/11 Cubs 6, Mets 3 Darling (L, 4-7)
08/12 Cubs 10, Mets 2 Viola (L, 15-7)
09/21 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Cone (L, 12-10)
09/22 Mets 11, Cubs 5 Darling (W, 6-9)
09/23 Mets 7, Cubs 3 Gooden (W, 18-6)
09/24 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Viola (L, 19-11)
09/28 Mets 7, Cubs 1 Gooden (W, 19-6)
09/29 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Viola (L, 19-12)
09/30 Cubs 6, Mets 5 Franco (L, 5-3)
1990 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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