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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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Bill Wakefield
Born: May 24, 1941
at Kansas City, Mo.
Wakefield
Years with Mets: 1964

62 games. 3 - 5, 3.61
61 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
1999 Game Results
05/07 Diamondbacks 14, Mets 7 Hershiser (L, 2-3)
05/08 Mets 4, Diamondbacks 2 Yoshii (W, 2-3)
05/09 Diamondbacks 11, Mets 6 Reed (L, 2-1)
05/28 Diamondbacks 2, Mets 1 Reed (L, 3-2)
05/29 Diamondbacks 8, Mets 7 Beltran (L, 1-1)
05/30 Diamondbacks 10, Mets 1 Yoshii (L, 5-4)
08/27 Mets 6, Diamondbacks 3 Dotel (W, 5-1)
08/28 Diamondbacks 5, Mets 3 Cook (L, 10-4)
08/29 Diamondbacks 8, Mets 4 Leiter (L, 10-9)
1999 totals: 2 wins, 7 losses



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