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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

Albert Almora
Born: April 16, 1994
at Hialeah, Fla.
Almora
Years with Mets: 2021

47 games. 0 hr, 0 rbi, 0.115
3 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1982
Opponent W L T Pct.
Chicago Cubs 9 9 0 .500
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 10 0 .444
Philadelphia Phillies 7 11 0 .389
Montreal Expos 7 11 0 .389
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 6 0 .500
St. Louis Cardinals 6 12 0 .333
San Diego Padres 6 6 0 .500
Cincinnati Reds 5 7 0 .417
Houston Astros 4 8 0 .333
San Francisco Giants 4 8 0 .333
Atlanta Braves 3 9 0 .250



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