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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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Mets, former mentor enjoy reunion
Columbia Record (Columbia, SC), July 30, 1985
Bud Harrelson left his job managing the Columbia Mets during the 1985 season in order to join Davey Johnson's big-league coaching staff. In this article, Bud is interviewed while on a return visit to Columbia, where he reflects on his time there and on some of the differences between being a minor-league manager and a major-league third-base coach.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Dick Smith
Born: May 17, 1939
at Lebanon, Ore.
Died: February 19, 2012 at Medford, Ore.
Smith
Years with Mets: 1963, 1964

66 games. 0 hr, 6 rbi, 0.228
18 runs, 9 stolen bases


Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1981 Game Results
04/18 Expos 5, Mets 3 Jones (L, 0-1)
04/19 Expos 4, Mets 3 Swan (L, 0-1)
04/19 Mets 7, Expos 2 Zachry (W, 3-0)
04/25 Expos 4, Mets 2 Jones (L, 0-2)
04/26 Expos 8, Mets 4 Zachry (L, 3-1)
04/26 Expos 7, Mets 6 Swan (L, 0-2)
09/25 Expos 6, Mets 3 Zachry (L, 7-13)
09/26 Expos 4, Mets 2 Harris (L, 3-5)
09/27 Mets 2, Expos 1 Scott (W, 5-10)
10/02 Expos 3, Mets 0 Zachry (L, 7-14)
10/03 Expos 5, Mets 4 Allen (L, 7-6)
10/04 Mets 2, Expos 1 Falcone (W, 5-3)
1981 totals: 3 wins, 9 losses



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