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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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Cubs Top Mets in 2 Games; Brock HR Hits Bleachers
New York Daily News, June 18, 1962
On the surface, it looks like just another pair of losses for the 1962 Mets, but one of these games has become the stuff of Mets lore: It's when Marvelous Marv Throneberry hit a triple but was called out for failing to touch first base.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Ron Hodges
Born: June 22, 1949
at Rocky Mount, Va.
Died: November 24, 2023 at Roanoke, Va.
Hodges
Years with Mets: 1973 - 1984

666 games. 19 hr, 147 rbi, 0.240
119 runs, 10 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Diego Padres
1990 Game Results
05/18 Padres 6, Mets 3 Viola (L, 7-1)
05/19 Mets 6, Padres 4 Cone (W, 1-2)
05/20 Padres 3, Mets 1 Darling (L, 1-4)
05/24 Padres 5, Mets 4 Viola (L, 7-2)
05/25 Padres 5, Mets 4 Cone (L, 1-3)
05/26 Mets 11, Padres 0 Fernandez (W, 3-4)
05/27 Padres 8, Mets 4 Gooden (L, 3-4)
08/20 Padres 3, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 8-10)
08/21 Padres 7, Mets 0 Darling (L, 5-8)
08/22 Mets 4, Padres 1 Viola (W, 16-8)
08/28 Mets 4, Padres 0 Cone (W, 10-7)
08/29 Mets 2, Padres 1 Ojeda (W, 7-5)
1990 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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