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New York Mets signed free agent Clint Hurdle on April 7, 1983.

New York Mets signed free agent Bob Gibson on April 7, 1987.

Cincinnati Reds claimed Pete Schourek of the New York Mets on waivers on April 7, 1994.

Philadelphia Phillies claimed Nelson Figueroa of the New York Mets on waivers on April 7, 2010.

New York Mets purchased Adonis Medina from the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 7, 2022.

Los Angeles Dodgers signed Dellin Betances of the New York Mets as a free agent on April 7, 2022.

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Cleon Jones
Born: August 4, 1942
at Plateau, Ala.
Jones
Years with Mets: 1963, 1965 - 1975

1201 games. 93 hr, 521 rbi, 0.281
563 runs, 91 stolen bases


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1. David Wright 390 Wright
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6. Edgardo Alfonzo 212 Reyes
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8. Mike Piazza 193
9. Darryl Strawberry 187
10. Cleon Jones 182



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