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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 Gomez
Born: December 4, 1985
at Santiago, Dominican Republic
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Mets vs. Florida Marlins
2002 Game Results
05/24 Mets 5, Marlins 4 Strickland (W, 4-2)
05/25 Marlins 6, Mets 5 Weathers (L, 2-1)
05/26 Mets 3, Marlins 0 D'Amico (W, 4-4)
05/27 Marlins 5, Mets 3 Leiter (L, 5-4)
05/31 Mets 6, Marlins 5 Roberts (W, 1-0)
06/01 Marlins 9, Mets 7 Komiyama (L, 0-2)
06/02 Marlins 7, Mets 3 Leiter (L, 5-5)
07/04 Marlins 9, Mets 7 Leiter (L, 8-7)
07/05 Mets 5, Marlins 3 Bacsik (W, 1-0)
07/06 Marlins 5, Mets 2 Estes (L, 3-7)
07/07 Mets 9, Marlins 3 Roberts (W, 2-0)
07/15 Mets 8, Marlins 3 Bacsik (W, 2-0)
07/16 Mets 10, Marlins 5 Leiter (W, 9-7)
08/27 Mets 10, Marlins 5 Thomson (W, 1-3)
08/28 Marlins 7, Mets 3 Strickland (L, 6-8)
09/03 Marlins 3, Mets 2 Strickland (L, 6-9)
09/03 Mets 11, Marlins 5 Bacsik (W, 3-1)
09/04 Mets 11, Marlins 3 Astacio (W, 12-8)
09/05 Mets 4, Marlins 1 Trachsel (W, 9-10)
2002 totals: 11 wins, 8 losses



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