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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Castillo has team feeling glove-sick
New York Daily News, June 13, 2009
In one of the more infamous plays in Mets history, Luis Castillo dropped what was about to be a game-ending pop fly, but instead became an immediate Yankee victory.
Tags: Luis Castillo, Francisco Rodriguez.


Randomly selected Met Player

Steve Bieser
Born: August 4, 1967
at Perryville, Mo.
Bieser
Years with Mets: 1997

47 games. 0 hr, 4 rbi, 0.246
16 runs, 2 stolen bases


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
2011 Game Results
05/30 Mets 7, Pirates 3 Gee (W, 5-0)
05/31 Pirates 5, Mets 1 Dickey (L, 2-6)
06/01 Pirates 9, Mets 3 Capuano (L, 3-6)
06/02 Mets 9, Pirates 8 Isringhausen (W, 1-0)
06/10 Mets 8, Pirates 1 Gee (W, 7-0)
06/11 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Dickey (L, 3-7)
06/12 Mets 7, Pirates 0 Capuano (W, 5-6)
06/13 Pirates 3, Mets 1 Pelfrey (L, 3-5)
2011 totals: 4 wins, 4 losses



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