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Today is March 17

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New York Mets signed free agent Jerry Martin of the Kansas City Royals on March 17, 1984.

New York Mets traded Pete Walker and Luis Arroyo to the San Diego Padres for Roberto Petagine and Scott Adair on March 17, 1996.

New York Mets signed free agent Timo Perez on March 17, 2000.

New York Mets released Joe McEwing on March 17, 2005.

Cleveland Indians claimed Anderson Hernandez of the New York Mets on waivers on March 17, 2010.

New York Mets signed free agent Travis Jankowski of the Philadelphia Phillies on March 17, 2022.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Mets Trade Hearn to KC: Gibbons, Lyons to make team
Newsday, March 28, 1987
Who did the Mets get in exchange for Ed Hearn? A 24-year-old righthanded pitcher named David Cone. He was coming off a season where he had a 5.56 ERA and was expected to get a spot in the Mets bullpen. He would come to exceed those expectations.
Tags: David Cone, John Gibbons, Ed Hearn, Barry Lyons.


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Chuck Hiller
Born: October 1, 1934
at Johnsburg, Ill.
Died: October 20, 2004 at St. Pete Beach, Fla.
Hiller
Years with Mets: 1965 - 1967

233 games. 7 hr, 38 rbi, 0.242
49 runs, 1 stolen bases


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1. Jerry Koosman 137 Koosman
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3. Dwight Gooden 85
4. Jon Matlack 81
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6. Sid Fernandez 78 Seaver
7. Jack Fisher 73
8. Craig Swan 71
9. Ron Darling 70
10. Al Leiter 67



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