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Today is January 9

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New York Mets selected Rusty Tillman in 10th round of free agent draft on January 9, 1979.

New York Mets signed free agent Darren Bragg on January 9, 2001.

New York Mets signed free agent Joe DePastino on January 9, 2002.

Cleveland Indians signed Chin-lung Hu of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 9, 2012.

New York Mets signed free agent Ryan Cordell of the Chicago White Sox on January 9, 2020.

New York Mets signed free agent Johneshwy Fargas on January 9, 2020.

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Omar makes The Boss fold; Magic is back for the fans
Newsday, January 10, 2005
"Mets get Beltran with 7-year offer of $119M after Yankees drop out of bidding." Includes Newsday's Johnette Howard on Omar Minaya's "spectacular offseason".
Tags: Carlos Beltran, Omar Minaya.


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Mike Torrez
Born: August 28, 1946
at Topeka, Kan.
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48 games. 11 - 22, 4.47
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1. Jose Reyes 408 Reyes
2. Mookie Wilson 281
3. Howard Johnson 202
4. David Wright 196
5. Darryl Strawberry 191
6. Lee Mazzilli 152 Wilson
7. Lenny Dykstra 116
8. Bud Harrelson 115
9. Wally Backman 106
10. Roger Cedeno 105



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