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Today is January 9

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New York Mets selected Rusty Tillman in 10th round of free agent draft on January 9, 1979.

New York Mets signed free agent Darren Bragg on January 9, 2001.

New York Mets signed free agent Joe DePastino on January 9, 2002.

Cleveland Indians signed Chin-lung Hu of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 9, 2012.

New York Mets signed free agent Ryan Cordell of the Chicago White Sox on January 9, 2020.

New York Mets signed free agent Johneshwy Fargas on January 9, 2020.

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01/09/2002
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Wes Counts on Young Bud To Blossom Into Star SS
New York Daily News, March 1, 1967
As 1967 spring training gets underway, there's going to be a competition for the starting shortstop job. Veteran Roy McMillan is still in the mix, but manager Wes Westrum is touting young Bud Harrelson who, he says, could be another Maury Wills.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Wes Westrum.


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Raul Valdes
Born: November 27, 1977
at La Habana, Cuba
Valdes
Years with Mets: 2010

38 games. 3 - 3, 4.91
56 strikeouts, 1 saves


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
2002 Game Results
05/21 Phillies 4, Mets 0 D'Amico (L, 3-4)
05/22 Phillies 5, Mets 2 Leiter (L, 5-3)
05/23 Mets 1, Phillies 0 Strickland (W, 3-2)
05/28 Phillies 5, Mets 3 Trachsel (L, 3-5)
05/29 Mets 4, Phillies 3 Strickland (W, 5-2)
07/01 Phillies 6, Mets 3 Estes (L, 3-6)
07/02 Mets 12, Phillies 6 Astacio (W, 8-3)
07/03 Phillies 8, Mets 7 Strickland (L, 6-5)
07/11 Mets 9, Phillies 1 Guthrie (W, 3-0)
07/12 Phillies 9, Mets 8 D'Amico (L, 4-8)
07/13 Phillies 7, Mets 6 Strickland (L, 6-6)
07/14 Mets 4, Phillies 2 Astacio (W, 9-3)
08/30 Phillies 7, Mets 5 Astacio (L, 11-8)
08/31 Phillies 1, Mets 0 Trachsel (L, 8-10)
09/01 Phillies 9, Mets 5 Leiter (L, 11-11)
09/06 Mets 7, Phillies 2 Leiter (W, 12-11)
09/07 Mets 5, Phillies 4 Walker (W, 1-0)
09/08 Mets 11, Phillies 3 Thomson (W, 2-3)
09/09 Mets 6, Phillies 4 D'Amico (W, 6-10)
2002 totals: 9 wins, 10 losses



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