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New York Mets purchased Harry Chiti from the Cleveland Indians on April 26, 1962.

New York Mets traded Bobby Smith to the Chicago Cubs for Sammy Taylor on April 26, 1962.

New York Mets purchased Jack Lamabe from the Chicago White Sox on April 26, 1967.

New York Mets traded Rick Auerbach to the Texas Rangers for Lenny Randle on April 26, 1977.

New York Mets released Mike Matthews on April 26, 2005.

New York Mets signed free agent Michael Tucker on April 26, 2006.

Philadelphia Phillies signed Ryan Cordell of the New York Mets as a free agent on April 26, 2021.

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On The Path Of Hodges
Newsday, June 1, 1990
New Mets manager Bud Harrelson sees Gil Hodges as the role model for the kind of manager he'd like to be. Newsday's Steve Jacobsen looks back at Hodges, and speculates how Harrelson might handle a player like Darryl Strawberry differently than Davey Johnson did.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Keith Hernandez, Gil Hodges, Davey Johnson, Darryl Strawberry.


Randomly selected Met Player

Damon Buford
Born: June 12, 1970
at Baltimore, Md.
Buford
Years with Mets: 1995

44 games. 4 hr, 12 rbi, 0.235
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Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1996 Game Results
06/03 Braves 5, Mets 4 MacDonald (L, 0-2)
06/04 Mets 12, Braves 6 Wilson (W, 3-5)
06/05 Braves 8, Mets 6 Mlicki (L, 1-3)
06/10 Mets 8, Braves 3 Jones (W, 6-2)
06/11 Braves 4, Mets 3 Byrd (L, 0-1)
06/12 Mets 3, Braves 2 Clark (W, 6-6)
09/06 Braves 8, Mets 7 Henry (L, 2-7)
09/07 Braves 6, Mets 1 Jones (L, 11-8)
09/08 Mets 6, Braves 2 Clark (W, 13-11)
09/13 Mets 6, Braves 4 Dipoto (W, 7-1)
09/14 Mets 6, Braves 5 Wallace (W, 2-1)
09/15 Braves 3, Mets 2 Wilson (L, 4-12)
09/16 Braves 5, Mets 2 Harnisch (L, 8-11)
1996 totals: 6 wins, 7 losses



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