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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 Deliver a Hot Piazza; Nab All-Star catcher for 3 prospects
New York Daily News, May 23, 1998
One of the more successful trades in Mets history brought future Hall-of-Fame catcher Mike Piazza to the Mets after he had played a handful of games for the Marlins.
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Darren Reed
Born: October 16, 1965
at Ojai, Cal.
Reed
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Mets vs. Houston Astros
1992 Game Results
04/28 Mets 4, Astros 0 Cone (W, 2-1)
04/29 Mets 1, Astros 0 Saberhagen (W, 1-2)
04/30 Mets 4, Astros 3 Innis (W, 3-1)
05/04 Mets 5, Astros 1 Saberhagen (W, 2-2)
05/05 Astros 5, Mets 4 Fernandez (L, 1-3)
07/04 Mets 5, Astros 3 Gooden (W, 6-7)
07/04 Astros 3, Mets 1 Young (L, 2-9)
07/05 Astros 2, Mets 0 Innis (L, 4-5)
07/09 Astros 4, Mets 0 Gooden (L, 6-8)
07/10 Mets 7, Astros 6 Innis (W, 5-5)
07/11 Mets 8, Astros 2 Cone (W, 9-4)
07/12 Astros 3, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 7-8)
1992 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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