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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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Real Surprise: He's No Loser, This Young Met
The Tennessean, August 27, 1967
Tennessee sportswriter Bud Burns expresses surprise that the "hapless expansion" Mets (in their sixth season) have a quality player in Bud Harrelson. Burns doesn't seem to appreciate defensive skills. He says that Harrelson's "lowly" batting average "overshadows anything else he had ever done."
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Mo Vaughn
Born: December 15, 1967
at Norwalk, Conn.
Vaughn
Years with Mets: 2002, 2003

166 games. 29 hr, 87 rbi, 0.249
77 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
2005 Game Results
06/04 Mets 5, Giants 1 Glavine (W, 4-5)
06/05 Giants 6, Mets 3 Ishii (L, 1-4)
06/05 Mets 12, Giants 1 Benson (W, 4-2)
08/26 Mets 1, Giants 0 Trachsel (W, 1-0)
08/27 Giants 2, Mets 1 Glavine (L, 10-11)
08/28 Giants 4, Mets 1 Benson (L, 9-6)
2005 totals: 3 wins, 3 losses



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