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Today is January 8

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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

Pete Rose: A Professional Player All the Way
New York Daily News, October 11, 1973
After the legendary dustup between Bud Harrelson and Pete Rose, M. Donald Grant of the Mets and Bob Howsam of the Reds tried to arrange a home-plate handshake between the two players. Harrelson reluctantly agreed, but Rose nixed the idea.
Tags: M. Donald Grant, Bud Harrelson.


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Jeff Kent
Born: March 7, 1968
at Bellflower, Cal.
Kent
Years with Mets: 1992 - 1996

498 games. 67 hr, 267 rbi, 0.279
244 runs, 12 stolen bases


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
2014 Game Results
04/04 Mets 4, Reds 3 Mejia (W, 1-0)
04/05 Mets 6, Reds 3 Torres (W, 1-0)
04/06 Reds 2, Mets 1 Niese (L, 0-1)
09/05 Mets 14, Reds 5 Colon (W, 13-11)
09/06 Reds 2, Mets 1 Gee (L, 6-7)
09/07 Mets 4, Reds 3 Wheeler (W, 10-9)
2014 totals: 4 wins, 2 losses



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