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Toronto Blue Jays claimed Pete Walker of the New York Mets on waivers on May 4, 2002.

New York Mets purchased Logan Verrett from the Texas Rangers on May 4, 2015.

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Mets 'Usher' in Jerry Koosman
Memphis Press Scimitar, May 14, 1968
A wire article published in a Memphis paper profiles young Mets pitcher Jerry Koosman and relates the story about how the Mets scouting department was tipped off to Koosman by a Polo Grounds usher.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Jerry Buchek
Born: May 9, 1942
at St. Louis, Mo.
Died: January 2, 2019 at Springfield, Mo.
Buchek
Years with Mets: 1967, 1968

197 games. 15 hr, 52 rbi, 0.219
43 runs, 4 stolen bases


Mets vs. Houston Astros
1997 Game Results
05/07 Mets 4, Astros 1 Reynoso (W, 2-0)
05/08 Astros 4, Mets 2 Reed (L, 3-2)
05/13 Mets 4, Astros 3 McMichael (W, 3-2)
05/14 Astros 1, Mets 0 McMichael (L, 3-3)
08/01 Mets 8, Astros 5 Franco (W, 3-1)
08/02 Astros 6, Mets 0 Jones (L, 12-7)
08/03 Astros 3, Mets 2 McMichael (L, 7-9)
08/08 Mets 6, Astros 1 Bohanon (W, 3-1)
08/09 Astros 8, Mets 3 Rojas (L, 0-1)
08/10 Astros 11, Mets 8 Reed (L, 10-5)
08/11 Astros 8, Mets 3 Harnisch (L, 0-1)
1997 totals: 4 wins, 7 losses



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