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New York Mets purchased Butch Metzger from the St. Louis Cardinals on April 5, 1978.

New York Mets purchased Dan Boitano from the Milwaukee Brewers on April 5, 1981.

New York Mets released Mike Cubbage on April 5, 1982.

New York Mets sold Gary Rajsich to the St. Louis Cardinals on April 5, 1984.

New York Mets signed free agent Julio Machado on April 5, 1989.

New York Mets traded Bruce Chen, Dicky Gonzalez and Luis Figueroa to the Montreal Expos for Scott Strickland, Matt Watson and Phil Seibel on April 5, 2002.

New York Mets claimed Marco Scutaro on waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers on April 5, 2002.

New York Mets signed free agent Gary Sheffield of the Detroit Tigers on April 5, 2009.

New York Mets signed free agent Rene Rivera on April 5, 2016.

New York Mets signed free agent Julio Teheran on April 5, 2024.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Foli is cool as Joe goes to Chapman
New York Daily News, March 3, 1979
It's spring training 1979, and a "mature" Tim Foli is about to lose his starting shortstop job to Kelvin Chapman. Foli would be dealt to Pittsburgh in the coming weeks.
Tags: Kelvin Chapman, Tim Foli, Joe Torre.


Randomly selected Met Player

Brian Ostrosser
Born: June 17, 1949
at Hamilton, Ont., Canada
Ostrosser
Years with Mets: 1973

4 games. 0 hr, 0 rbi, 0.000
0 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1990
Opponent W L T Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals 12 6 0 .667
Philadelphia Phillies 10 8 0 .556
Pittsburgh Pirates 10 8 0 .556
Montreal Expos 10 8 0 .556
Chicago Cubs 9 9 0 .500
Atlanta Braves 8 4 0 .667
Houston Astros 7 5 0 .583
Los Angeles Dodgers 7 5 0 .583
San Francisco Giants 7 5 0 .583
Cincinnati Reds 6 6 0 .500
San Diego Padres 5 7 0 .417



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