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New York Mets signed free agent Scott Copeland on April 17, 2018.

New York Mets claimed Michael Tonkin on waivers from the Minnesota Twins on April 17, 2024.

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Foli is cool as Joe goes to Chapman
New York Daily News, March 3, 1979
It's spring training 1979, and a "mature" Tim Foli is about to lose his starting shortstop job to Kelvin Chapman. Foli would be dealt to Pittsburgh in the coming weeks.
Tags: Kelvin Chapman, Tim Foli, Joe Torre.


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