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New York Mets traded John Csefalvay to the Houston Astros for Gary Rajsich on April 3, 1981.

New York Mets traded Gary Matthews to the Baltimore Orioles for John Bale on April 3, 2002.

New York Mets claimed McKay Christensen on waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 3, 2002.

Detroit Tigers claimed Tyler Walker of the New York Mets on waivers on April 3, 2003.

New York Mets signed free agent Pedro Feliciano on April 3, 2003.

New York Mets traded Roger Cedeno to the St. Louis Cardinals for Wilson Delgado and Chris Widger on April 3, 2004.

New York Mets traded Miguel Castro to the New York Yankees for Joely Rodriguez on April 3, 2022.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Pete Rose: A Professional Player All the Way
New York Daily News, October 11, 1973
After the legendary dustup between Bud Harrelson and Pete Rose, M. Donald Grant of the Mets and Bob Howsam of the Reds tried to arrange a home-plate handshake between the two players. Harrelson reluctantly agreed, but Rose nixed the idea.
Tags: M. Donald Grant, Bud Harrelson.


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at West Hills, Cal.
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1. David Wright 2945 Wright
2. Jose Reyes 2356
3. Ed Kranepool 2047
4. Darryl Strawberry 2028
5. Mike Piazza 1885
6. Howard Johnson 1823 Reyes
7. Edgardo Alfonzo 1736
8. Cleon Jones 1715
9. Pete Alonso 1629
10. Mookie Wilson 1586



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