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New York Mets sold Al Jackson to the Cincinnati Reds on June 13, 1969.

New York Mets released Mike Birkbeck on June 13, 1995.

New York Mets purchased Trot Nixon from the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 13, 2008.

New York Mets claimed Kirk Nieuwenhuis on waivers from the Los Angeles Angels on June 13, 2015.

New York Mets claimed Chris Beck on waivers from the Chicago White Sox on June 13, 2018.

New York Mets released Tommy Hunter on June 13, 2023.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Says Grant: Seaver Is Forcing Me To Trade Him
New York Daily News, May 8, 1977
Daily News columnist Dick Young firmly sided with the team in its dispute with Tom Seaver in 1977, and played a big part in Seaver's decision to ask to be traded. We see one of his anti-Seaver columns here, plus a typically bizarre Basement Bertha cartoon by Bill Gallo and an article about manager Joe Frazier's many attempts to find a productive lineup.
Tags: Tom Seaver.


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Ron Swoboda
Born: June 30, 1944
at Baltimore, Md.
Swoboda
Years with Mets: 1965-1970

737 games. 69 hr, 304 rbi, 0.242
246 runs, 20 stolen bases


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