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New York Mets purchased Butch Metzger from the St. Louis Cardinals on April 5, 1978.

New York Mets purchased Dan Boitano from the Milwaukee Brewers on April 5, 1981.

New York Mets released Mike Cubbage on April 5, 1982.

New York Mets sold Gary Rajsich to the St. Louis Cardinals on April 5, 1984.

New York Mets signed free agent Julio Machado on April 5, 1989.

New York Mets traded Bruce Chen, Dicky Gonzalez and Luis Figueroa to the Montreal Expos for Scott Strickland, Matt Watson and Phil Seibel on April 5, 2002.

New York Mets claimed Marco Scutaro on waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers on April 5, 2002.

New York Mets signed free agent Gary Sheffield of the Detroit Tigers on April 5, 2009.

New York Mets signed free agent Rene Rivera on April 5, 2016.

New York Mets signed free agent Julio Teheran on April 5, 2024.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Mets' Owner Is a Diamond's Best Friend
Newsday, April 12, 1962
A profile of Joan Payson from Newsday's "Paging Women" feature, a section of the paper for news deemed of interest to women. As we saw with an earlier Newsday profile (from 1959), Newsday refers to her as "Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson" and never mentions her actual name, Joan.
Tags: Joan Payson.


Randomly selected Met Player

John Stearns
Born: August 21, 1951
at Denver, Colo.
Died: September 15, 2022 at Denver, Colo.
Stearns
Years with Mets: 1975 - 1984

809 games. 46 hr, 312 rbi, 0.259
334 runs, 91 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1993
Opponent W L T Pct.
Florida Marlins 9 4 0 .692
Cincinnati Reds 6 6 0 .500
Colorado Rockies 6 6 0 .500
Chicago Cubs 5 8 0 .385
St. Louis Cardinals 5 8 0 .385
San Diego Padres 5 7 0 .417
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 8 0 .333
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 9 0 .308
San Francisco Giants 4 8 0 .333
Montreal Expos 4 9 0 .308
Philadelphia Phillies 3 10 0 .231
Atlanta Braves 3 9 0 .250
Houston Astros 1 11 0 .083



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