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Today is January 5

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New York Mets traded Vince Coleman to the Kansas City Royals for Kevin McReynolds on January 5, 1994.

New York Yankees signed Miguel Cairo of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 5, 2006.

New York Mets signed free agent David Newhan of the Baltimore Orioles on January 5, 2007.

New York Mets traded Corey Coles and Ryan Meyers to the Chicago Cubs for Angel Pagan on January 5, 2008.

New York Mets signed free agent Jason Bay of the Boston Red Sox on January 5, 2010.

Milwaukee Braves signed Eric Young of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 5, 2016.

New York Mets traded Bobby Wahl, Adam Hill and Felix Valerio to the Milwaukee Brewers for Keon Broxton on January 5, 2019.

New York Mets signed free agent Brandon Drury of the Toronto Blue Jays on January 5, 2021.

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Carlos: Ya Gotta Believe in Mets: New slugger, new attitude
New York Daily News, January 12, 2005
The Mets follow up their signing of Pedro Martinez by coming to a deal with the year's premier free agent, Carlos Beltran. But John Harper of the News plays the part of party pooper: "If pitchers flop, GM's big splash will be a wash."
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Randomly selected Met Player

Mychal Givens
Born: May 13, 1990
at Tampa, Fla.
Givens
Years with Mets: 2022

19 games. 1 - 1, 4.79
20 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Florida Marlins
1998 Game Results
05/26 Mets 10, Marlins 6 Bohanon (W, 2-1)
05/27 Mets 8, Marlins 2 Yoshii (W, 4-1)
06/11 Mets 5, Marlins 3 Jones (W, 6-3)
06/12 Marlins 4, Mets 3 Bohanon (L, 2-3)
06/13 Mets 7, Marlins 4 Reed (W, 8-3)
06/14 Marlins 5, Mets 4 Hudek (L, 0-4)
06/19 Marlins 3, Mets 2 Reed (L, 8-4)
06/20 Marlins 8, Mets 3 Nomo (L, 0-1)
06/21 Mets 3, Marlins 2 Leiter (W, 9-3)
09/18 Marlins 7, Mets 6 Franco (L, 0-8)
09/19 Mets 4, Marlins 3 Yoshii (W, 6-8)
09/20 Mets 5, Marlins 0 Leiter (W, 17-5)
1998 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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