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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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New York Daily News, April 19, 2020
Jim Frey, who managed both the Cubs and the Royals, was a Mets coach in 1983 when Darryl Strawberry made his debut. This is Frey's 2020 obituary.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Gil Hodges
Born: April 4, 1924
at Princeton, Ind.
Died: April 2, 1972 at West Palm Beach, Fla.
Hodges
Years with Mets: 1962, 1963

65 games. 9 hr, 20 rbi, 0.248
17 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
2007 Game Results
07/24 Mets 8, Pirates 4 Maine (W, 11-5)
07/25 Mets 6, Pirates 3 Glavine (W, 9-6)
07/26 Pirates 8, Mets 4 Perez (L, 9-7)
08/14 Mets 5, Pirates 4 Sosa (W, 9-6)
08/15 Mets 10, Pirates 8 Maine (W, 13-7)
08/16 Pirates 10, Mets 7 Heilman (L, 7-5)
2007 totals: 4 wins, 2 losses



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