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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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An Indoor-Outdoor Stadium Could Seat 160,000 -- And Pay
New York Daily News, October 6, 1941
Citi Field is where it is because that's where Shea Stadium was. And Shea was where it was because of plans that go all the way back to 1941, as we see in this article.


Randomly selected Met Player

Bob Moorhead
Born: January 23, 1938
at Chambersburg, Pa.
Died: December 3, 1986 at Lemoyne, Pa.
Moorhead
Years with Mets: 1962, 1965

47 games. 0 - 3, 4.51
68 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1995 Game Results
05/09 Braves 3, Mets 2 Manzanillo (L, 0-1)
05/10 Mets 5, Braves 2 Henry (W, 1-1)
05/11 Mets 5, Braves 3 Jones (W, 2-1)
06/23 Mets 9, Braves 3 Saberhagen (W, 4-2)
06/24 Braves 5, Mets 4 Mlicki (L, 4-4)
06/25 Braves 4, Mets 2 Harnisch (L, 1-5)
09/18 Braves 7, Mets 1 Jones (L, 9-9)
09/19 Mets 10, Braves 3 Mlicki (W, 9-6)
09/20 Mets 8, Braves 4 Isringhausen (W, 8-2)
09/21 Braves 3, Mets 0 Telgheder (L, 1-2)
09/29 Mets 6, Braves 3 Jones (W, 10-10)
09/30 Mets 8, Braves 4 Minor (W, 4-2)
10/01 Mets 1, Braves 0 Walker (W, 1-0)
1995 totals: 8 wins, 5 losses



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