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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Mike HR Makes It Unforgettable; Mets insisted on taking hats off to New York City
Newsday, September 22, 2001
Newsday's Marty Noble's report on Mike Piazza's home run on the first game back at Shea after the September 11 attacks, plus an article about the Mets' wearing of caps honoring NYC's emergency responders.
Tags: Mike Piazza, Bobby Valentine.


Randomly selected Met Player

Luis Rivera
Born: January 3, 1964
at Cidra, P.R.
Rivera
Years with Mets: 1994

32 games. 3 hr, 5 rbi, 0.279
11 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. New York Yankees
2002 Game Results
06/14 Yankees 4, Mets 2 Komiyama (L, 0-3)
06/15 Mets 8, Yankees 0 Estes (W, 3-5)
06/16 Mets 3, Yankees 2 Guthrie (W, 1-0)
06/28 Yankees 11, Mets 5 D'Amico (L, 4-7)
06/29 Mets 11, Yankees 2 Leiter (W, 8-6)
06/30 Yankees 8, Mets 0 Trachsel (L, 6-7)
2002 totals: 3 wins, 3 losses



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