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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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Cubs Top Mets in 2 Games; Brock HR Hits Bleachers
New York Daily News, June 18, 1962
On the surface, it looks like just another pair of losses for the 1962 Mets, but one of these games has become the stuff of Mets lore: It's when Marvelous Marv Throneberry hit a triple but was called out for failing to touch first base.
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Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
2008 Game Results
05/05 Dodgers 5, Mets 1 Perez (L, 2-3)
05/06 Dodgers 5, Mets 4 Figueroa (L, 2-2)
05/07 Mets 12, Dodgers 1 Maine (W, 4-2)
05/29 Mets 8, Dodgers 4 Vargas (W, 2-2)
05/30 Dodgers 9, Mets 5 Heilman (L, 0-2)
05/31 Mets 3, Dodgers 2 Sanchez (W, 2-0)
06/01 Mets 6, Dodgers 1 Santana (W, 7-3)
2008 totals: 4 wins, 3 losses



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