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New York Mets purchased Jim Piersall from the Washington Senators on May 23, 1963.

New York Mets claimed Aaron Altherr on waivers from the San Francisco Giants on May 23, 2019.

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Minaya: It was time to do it
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The Mets took a lot of heat for firing manager Willie Randolph during a West Coast trip, while it was the middle of the night back home.
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Tommy Pham
Born: March 8, 1988
at Las Vegas, Nev.
Pham
Years with Mets: 2023

79 games. 10 hr, 36 rbi, 0.268
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Mets vs. Colorado Rockies
2001 Game Results
05/07 Mets 10, Rockies 9 Gonzalez (W, 1-0)
05/08 Rockies 12, Mets 4 Appier (L, 2-3)
05/09 Rockies 6, Mets 0 Reed (L, 4-2)
05/10 Rockies 8, Mets 2 Rusch (L, 2-2)
08/21 Mets 5, Rockies 2 Leiter (W, 8-10)
08/22 Mets 2, Rockies 1 Appier (W, 7-10)
08/23 Rockies 10, Mets 0 Rusch (L, 6-9)
2001 totals: 3 wins, 4 losses



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