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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

He Makes Light of His Weight Problem
Los Angeles Times, April 8, 1968
In this UPI article from April 1968, carried in the Los Angeles Times, Bud Harrelson discusses his struggles to keep his weight on. In the previous season, his production tailed off as fatigue caught up with him during the summer months.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Shawn Green
Born: November 10, 1972
at Des Plaines, Ill.
Green
Years with Mets: 2006, 2007

164 games. 14 hr, 61 rbi, 0.284
76 runs, 11 stolen bases


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1984 Game Results
06/04 Mets 4, Pirates 2 Darling (W, 4-3)
06/05 Mets 3, Pirates 0 Terrell (W, 4-5)
06/06 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Gorman (W, 1-0)
06/11 Mets 3, Pirates 1 Gooden (W, 5-3)
06/12 Pirates 6, Mets 3 Leary (L, 2-3)
06/13 Mets 2, Pirates 0 Lynch (W, 7-1)
08/02 Pirates 6, Mets 4 Darling (L, 10-4)
08/03 Mets 4, Pirates 1 Terrell (W, 9-8)
08/04 Mets 4, Pirates 3 Gorman (W, 3-0)
08/05 Mets 3, Pirates 1 Gardner (W, 1-0)
08/09 Pirates 11, Mets 0 Berenyi (L, 4-5)
08/10 Pirates 4, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 3-1)
08/11 Mets 3, Pirates 1 Gooden (W, 10-8)
08/12 Mets 6, Pirates 3 Darling (W, 11-5)
09/05 Mets 4, Pirates 2 Berenyi (W, 8-6)
09/06 Pirates 2, Mets 0 Schiraldi (L, 0-1)
09/12 Mets 2, Pirates 0 Gooden (W, 16-8)
09/13 Pirates 14, Mets 4 Terrell (L, 10-12)
1984 totals: 12 wins, 6 losses



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