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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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Big Deal! Mets Trade 4 for Fregosi; Angels Get Ryan, 3 Prospects
New York Daily News, December 11, 1971
At the time it looked like it was the "Jim Fregosi trade" but history now knows it as the "Nolan Ryan trade". One hundred years from now, this will still probably be among the worst trades in Mets history.
Tags: Jim Fregosi, Nolan Ryan.


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Rich Becker
Born: February 1, 1972
at Aurora, Ill.
Becker
Years with Mets: 1998

49 games. 3 hr, 10 rbi, 0.190
15 runs, 3 stolen bases


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
2017 Game Results
06/19 Dodgers 10, Mets 6 Wheeler (L, 3-5)
06/20 Dodgers 12, Mets 0 Gsellman (L, 5-5)
06/21 Dodgers 8, Mets 2 Pill (L, 0-3)
06/22 Dodgers 6, Mets 3 Sewald (L, 0-2)
08/04 Dodgers 6, Mets 0 deGrom (L, 12-5)
08/05 Dodgers 7, Mets 4 Sewald (L, 0-4)
08/06 Dodgers 8, Mets 0 Matz (L, 2-5)
2017 totals: 0 wins, 7 losses



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