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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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Big Deal! Mets Trade 4 for Fregosi; Angels Get Ryan, 3 Prospects
New York Daily News, December 11, 1971
At the time it looked like it was the "Jim Fregosi trade" but history now knows it as the "Nolan Ryan trade". One hundred years from now, this will still probably be among the worst trades in Mets history.
Tags: Jim Fregosi, Nolan Ryan.


Randomly selected Met Player

Rod Gaspar
Born: April 3, 1946
at Long Beach, Cal.
Gaspar
Years with Mets: 1969, 1970

129 games. 1 hr, 14 rbi, 0.214
30 runs, 8 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1987 Game Results
04/27 Astros 11, Mets 1 Cone (L, 0-2)
04/29 Mets 2, Astros 1 Fernandez (W, 4-1)
05/13 Astros 2, Mets 1 Walter (L, 1-1)
05/14 Astros 5, Mets 4 Walter (L, 1-2)
07/09 Astros 4, Mets 3 Myers (L, 1-4)
07/10 Mets 7, Astros 3 Gooden (W, 6-2)
07/11 Mets 9, Astros 6 Myers (W, 2-4)
07/12 Mets 5, Astros 2 Darling (W, 4-6)
07/24 Mets 5, Astros 2 Fernandez (W, 10-6)
07/24 Mets 7, Astros 4 Mitchell (W, 2-2)
07/25 Astros 7, Mets 5 Schulze (L, 1-1)
07/26 Astros 5, Mets 2 Orosco (L, 2-7)
1987 totals: 6 wins, 6 losses



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