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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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Gibson Evens It Up
Newsday, October 10, 1988
One of the more brutal losses in Mets history, Game 4 of the 1988 NLCS against the Dodgers. Kirk Gibson's home run gets the headline on this day, but it's Mike Scioscia's home run that is remembered with more infamy.


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Walker Lockett
Born: May 3, 1994
at Jacksonville, Fla.
Lockett
Years with Mets: 2019, 2020

11 games. 2 - 1, 7.63
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Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1992 Game Results
06/04 Pirates 7, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 4-6)
06/05 Pirates 5, Mets 4 Innis (L, 4-2)
06/06 Mets 15, Pirates 1 Fernandez (W, 5-5)
06/07 Pirates 3, Mets 0 Schourek (L, 0-2)
06/12 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 5-6)
06/13 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Whitehurst (L, 1-3)
06/14 Pirates 5, Mets 4 Innis (L, 4-3)
08/04 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Filer (L, 0-1)
08/05 Pirates 6, Mets 2 Schourek (L, 3-5)
08/10 Pirates 4, Mets 2 Guetterman (L, 2-2)
08/11 Mets 2, Pirates 0 Hillman (W, 1-0)
08/12 Pirates 7, Mets 6 Franco (L, 6-2)
09/25 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 13-11)
09/26 Pirates 19, Mets 2 Hillman (L, 2-2)
09/27 Pirates 4, Mets 2 Schourek (L, 5-8)
10/02 Mets 6, Pirates 3 Schourek (W, 6-8)
10/03 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Gooden (W, 10-13)
10/04 Pirates 2, Mets 0 Saberhagen (L, 3-5)
1992 totals: 4 wins, 14 losses



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