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New York Mets traded Chris DeWitt to the Chicago Cubs for Matt Franco on April 8, 1996.

Cleveland Indians claimed Jason Anderson of the New York Mets on waivers on April 8, 2004.

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Mets get Pirates' Taveras for Foli
New York Daily News, April 20, 1979
An exchange of shortstops between the Mets and the Pirates. The Mets get Frank Taveras, the Pirates get Tim Foli.
Tags: Tim Foli, Frank Taveras.


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Ryan Church
Born: October 14, 1978
at Santa Barbara, Cal.
Church
Years with Mets: 2008, 2009

157 games. 14 hr, 71 rbi, 0.278
80 runs, 8 stolen bases


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1982 Game Results
05/17 Reds 7, Mets 2 Falcone (L, 3-1)
05/18 Mets 7, Reds 4 Jones (W, 5-2)
05/19 Mets 4, Reds 2 Zachry (W, 3-1)
06/04 Reds 8, Mets 3 Scott (L, 4-5)
06/05 Reds 6, Mets 2 Puleo (L, 5-3)
06/06 Mets 6, Reds 3 Swan (W, 4-1)
08/17 Reds 9, Mets 2 Ownbey (L, 0-1)
08/18 Reds 7, Mets 6 Scott (L, 7-10)
08/19 Reds 3, Mets 1 Hausman (L, 1-1)
09/03 Reds 1, Mets 0 Ownbey (L, 0-2)
09/04 Mets 3, Reds 2 Swan (W, 8-6)
09/05 Mets 10, Reds 2 Lynch (W, 3-6)
1982 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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