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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

The Mets Have Found Speed By Trading Slowness Away
Newsday, December 15, 1975
Joe Gergen of Newsday generally approves of the deal that sent Rusty Staub to Detroit for Mickey Lolich. He even speculates that Lolich might displace Jerry Koosman in 1976.
Tags: Jerry Koosman, Mickey Lolich, Rusty Staub.


Randomly selected Met Player

Luis Lopez
Born: September 4, 1970
at Cidra, P.R.
Lopez
Years with Mets: 1997 - 1999

263 games. 5 hr, 54 rbi, 0.250
67 runs, 5 stolen bases


Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
2007 Game Results
05/03 Mets 9, Diamondbacks 4 Heilman (W, 2-2)
05/04 Mets 5, Diamondbacks 3 Maine (W, 5-0)
05/05 Mets 6, Diamondbacks 2 Sosa (W, 1-0)
05/06 Diamondbacks 3, Mets 1 Pelfrey (L, 0-4)
06/01 Diamondbacks 5, Mets 1 Maine (L, 6-3)
06/02 Mets 7, Diamondbacks 1 Sosa (W, 5-1)
06/03 Diamondbacks 4, Mets 1 Perez (L, 6-4)
2007 totals: 4 wins, 3 losses



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