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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

Shades of Mel Ott - By Bruce Stark
New York Daily News, April 23, 1963
Yes, Bruce Stark is comparing Ed Kranepool to Mel Ott. Also, this cartoon contains outdated culturally insensitive content.
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Randomly selected Met Player

John Milner
Born: December 28, 1949
at Atlanta, Ga.
Died: January 4, 2000 at East Point, Ga.
Milner
Years with Mets: 1971 - 1977

741 games. 94 hr, 338 rbi, 0.245
315 runs, 20 stolen bases


All-Time Mets Leaders
Home Runs
1. Darryl Strawberry 252 Strawberry
2. David Wright 242
3. Pete Alonso 226
4. Mike Piazza 220
5. Howard Johnson 192
6. Dave Kingman 154 Wright
7. Carlos Beltran 149
8. Michael Conforto 132
9. Lucas Duda 125
10. Todd Hundley 124



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