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New York Mets traded Ray Searage to the Cleveland Indians for Tom Veryzer on January 8, 1982.

New York Mets signed free agent Tim Spehr of the Atlanta Braves on January 8, 1998.

New York Mets released Joe Crawford on January 8, 1998.

New York Mets signed free agent Dae-Sung Koo on January 8, 2005.

Atlanta Braves signed Kelly Johnson of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 8, 2016.

New York Mets claimed Stephen Tarpley on waivers from the Miami Marlins on January 8, 2021.

Seattle Mariners signed Paul Sewald of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 8, 2021.

New York Mets signed free agent Alex Claudio on January 8, 2022.

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Mets Lose Opener, 4-3, Win Fans
New York Daily News, April 14, 1962
The Mets have played their first home game, a 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Polo Grounds.
Tags: Casey Stengel, Frank Thomas.


Randomly selected Met Player

Wayne Twitchell
Born: March 10, 1948
at Portland, Ore.
Died: September 16, 2010 at Portland, Ore.
Twitchell
Years with Mets: 1979

33 games. 5 - 3, 5.23
44 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1976 Game Results
04/16 Pirates 3, Mets 1 Lolich (L, 0-2)
04/17 Mets 17, Pirates 1 Koosman (W, 1-0)
04/18 Pirates 7, Mets 5 Swan (L, 0-1)
05/31 Mets 13, Pirates 2 Matlack (W, 5-1)
05/31 Pirates 2, Mets 1 Apodaca (L, 1-3)
06/01 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 6-2)
07/28 Pirates 1, Mets 0 Sanders (L, 1-2)
07/29 Pirates 2, Mets 1 Lockwood (L, 6-5)
08/05 Mets 7, Pirates 4 Matlack (W, 11-6)
08/07 Pirates 12, Mets 3 Seaver (L, 9-7)
08/07 Mets 4, Pirates 2 Espinosa (W, 1-2)
08/08 Mets 7, Pirates 4 Lolich (W, 7-10)
09/13 Mets 5, Pirates 0 Seaver (W, 13-10)
09/14 Mets 4, Pirates 3 Lockwood (W, 8-7)
09/17 Pirates 4, Mets 1 Matlack (L, 15-9)
09/18 Mets 6, Pirates 2 Seaver (W, 14-10)
09/19 Mets 7, Pirates 6 Espinosa (W, 4-4)
09/20 Mets 5, Pirates 4 Apodaca (W, 3-7)
1976 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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