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New York Mets signed free agent Scott Copeland on April 17, 2018.

New York Mets claimed Michael Tonkin on waivers from the Minnesota Twins on April 17, 2024.

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Mule Name Nettles Mets' Fans
Daily Record (Morris County, NJ), July 9, 1979
Sports columnist Steve Caulk reacts to the announcement that the Mets' mule mascot will be named "Mettle".


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Roger Craig
Born: February 17, 1930
at Durham, N.C.
Died: June 4, 2023 at San Diego, Cal.
Craig
Years with Mets: 1962, 1963

88 games. 15 - 46, 4.14
226 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
2006 Game Results
04/17 Mets 4, Braves 3 Martinez (W, 3-0)
04/18 Braves 7, Mets 1 Zambrano (L, 1-1)
04/19 Braves 2, Mets 1 Glavine (L, 2-1)
04/28 Mets 5, Braves 2 Martinez (W, 5-0)
04/29 Mets 1, Braves 0 Glavine (W, 3-2)
04/30 Braves 8, Mets 5 Trachsel (L, 2-2)
05/05 Mets 8, Braves 7 Julio (W, 1-1)
05/06 Mets 6, Braves 5 Fortunato (W, 1-0)
05/07 Braves 13, Mets 3 Lima (L, 0-1)
07/28 Mets 6, Braves 4 Martinez (W, 8-4)
07/29 Mets 11, Braves 3 Hernandez (W, 5-4)
07/30 Mets 10, Braves 6 Oliver (W, 4-0)
09/04 Braves 5, Mets 0 Trachsel (L, 14-6)
09/06 Mets 4, Braves 1 Williams (W, 3-0)
09/06 Mets 8, Braves 0 Perez (W, 1-1)
09/26 Braves 12, Mets 0 Perez (L, 1-3)
09/27 Braves 13, Mets 1 Martinez (L, 9-8)
09/28 Mets 7, Braves 4 Hernandez (W, 9-7)
2006 totals: 11 wins, 7 losses



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