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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

City Welcomes Mets; Debut at PG Today
New York Daily News, April 13, 1962
The day before their first home game at the Polo Grounds, the Mets were honored with a ticker-tape parade in lower Manhattan's Canyon of Heroes.
Tags: Casey Stengel.


Randomly selected Met Player

Scott Hairston
Born: May 25, 1980
at Fort Worth, Tex.
Hairston
Years with Mets: 2011, 2012

213 games. 27 hr, 81 rbi, 0.255
72 runs, 9 stolen bases


Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1981 Game Results
08/18 Mets 4, Braves 0 Lynch (W, 2-3)
08/19 Braves 5, Mets 2 Scott (L, 3-6)
08/20 Braves 6, Mets 4 Harris (L, 2-3)
09/04 Mets 4, Braves 1 Harris (W, 3-4)
09/05 Mets 4, Braves 2 Zachry (W, 7-10)
09/06 Braves 5, Mets 2 Jones (L, 1-8)
1981 totals: 3 wins, 3 losses



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