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Today is December 28

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New York Mets traded Pat Zachry to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jorge Orta on December 28, 1982.

Chicago White Sox signed Darrin Jackson of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 28, 1993.

New York Mets purchased Gary Matthews from the Pittsburgh Pirates on December 28, 2001.

New York Mets signed free agent Tim Hamulack on December 28, 2004.

New York Mets signed free agent Manny Aybar on December 28, 2004.

New York Mets signed free agent Chris Woodward of the Toronto Blue Jays on December 28, 2004.

Chicago Cubs signed Taylor Teagarden of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 28, 2014.

Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Mets' Owner Is a Diamond's Best Friend
Newsday, April 12, 1962
A profile of Joan Payson from Newsday's "Paging Women" feature, a section of the paper for news deemed of interest to women. As we saw with an earlier Newsday profile (from 1959), Newsday refers to her as "Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson" and never mentions her actual name, Joan.
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Jose Lima
Born: September 30, 1972
at Santiago, Dominican Republic
Died: May 23, 2010 at Pasadena, Cal.
Lima
Years with Mets: 2006

4 games. 0 - 4, 9.87
12 strikeouts, 0 saves


All-Time Mets Leaders
Innings Pitched
1. Tom Seaver 3045.2 Seaver
2. Jerry Koosman 2544.2
3. Dwight Gooden 2169.2
4. Ron Darling 1620.0
5. Sid Fernandez 1584.2
6. Jon Matlack 1448.0 Koosman
7. Al Leiter 1360.0
8. Jacob deGrom 1326.0
9. Craig Swan 1230.2
10. Bobby Jones 1215.2



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