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New York Mets traded John Csefalvay to the Houston Astros for Gary Rajsich on April 3, 1981.

New York Mets traded Gary Matthews to the Baltimore Orioles for John Bale on April 3, 2002.

New York Mets claimed McKay Christensen on waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 3, 2002.

Detroit Tigers claimed Tyler Walker of the New York Mets on waivers on April 3, 2003.

New York Mets signed free agent Pedro Feliciano on April 3, 2003.

New York Mets traded Roger Cedeno to the St. Louis Cardinals for Wilson Delgado and Chris Widger on April 3, 2004.

New York Mets traded Miguel Castro to the New York Yankees for Joely Rodriguez on April 3, 2022.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Pete Rose: A Professional Player All the Way
New York Daily News, October 11, 1973
After the legendary dustup between Bud Harrelson and Pete Rose, M. Donald Grant of the Mets and Bob Howsam of the Reds tried to arrange a home-plate handshake between the two players. Harrelson reluctantly agreed, but Rose nixed the idea.
Tags: M. Donald Grant, Bud Harrelson.


Randomly selected Met Player

Kelly Shoppach
Born: April 29, 1980
at Fort Worth, Tex.
Shoppach
Years with Mets: 2012

28 games. 3 hr, 10 rbi, 0.203
7 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2011
Opponent W L T Pct.
Florida Marlins 9 9 0 .500
Atlanta Braves 9 9 0 .500
Washington Nationals 8 10 0 .444
Philadelphia Phillies 7 11 0 .389
Cincinnati Reds 5 2 0 .714
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 2 0 .714
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 4 0 .500
San Diego Padres 4 3 0 .571
St. Louis Cardinals 3 3 0 .500
Houston Astros 3 3 0 .500
Arizona Diamondbacks 3 3 0 .500
San Francisco Giants 2 4 0 .333
Colorado Rockies 2 5 0 .286
Detroit Tigers 2 1 0 .667
New York Yankees 2 4 0 .333
Milwaukee Brewers 2 4 0 .333
Oakland Athletics 2 1 0 .667
Texas Rangers 2 1 0 .667
Chicago Cubs 2 4 0 .333
Los Angeles Angels 1 2 0 .333



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