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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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An Indoor-Outdoor Stadium Could Seat 160,000 -- And Pay
New York Daily News, October 6, 1941
Citi Field is where it is because that's where Shea Stadium was. And Shea was where it was because of plans that go all the way back to 1941, as we see in this article.


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Tommie Reynolds
Born: August 15, 1941
at Arizona, La.
Died: March 19, 2025
Reynolds
Years with Mets: 1967

101 games. 2 hr, 9 rbi, 0.206
16 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
2007 Game Results
04/09 Mets 11, Phillies 5 Feliciano (W, 1-0)
04/11 Phillies 5, Mets 2 Perez (L, 1-1)
04/12 Mets 5, Phillies 3 Glavine (W, 2-1)
04/17 Mets 8, Phillies 1 Glavine (W, 3-1)
06/05 Phillies 4, Mets 2 Feliciano (L, 1-1)
06/06 Phillies 4, Mets 2 Heilman (L, 5-3)
06/07 Phillies 6, Mets 3 Schoeneweis (L, 0-1)
06/29 Mets 6, Phillies 5 Hernandez (W, 4-3)
06/29 Mets 5, Phillies 2 Maine (W, 9-4)
06/30 Mets 8, Phillies 3 Sosa (W, 7-3)
07/01 Phillies 5, Mets 3 Pelfrey (L, 0-6)
08/27 Phillies 9, Mets 2 Lawrence (L, 1-2)
08/28 Phillies 4, Mets 2 Mota (L, 1-1)
08/29 Phillies 3, Mets 2 Perez (L, 12-9)
08/30 Phillies 11, Mets 10 Wagner (L, 2-2)
09/14 Phillies 3, Mets 2 Heilman (L, 7-7)
09/15 Phillies 5, Mets 3 Sosa (L, 9-7)
09/16 Phillies 10, Mets 6 Mota (L, 2-2)
2007 totals: 6 wins, 12 losses



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