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New York Mets signed free agent Gary Gentry on May 29, 1975.

New York Mets traded Dan Norman and Jeff Reardon to the Montreal Expos for Ellis Valentine on May 29, 1981.

New York Mets traded Al Pedrique and Scott Little to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bill Almon on May 29, 1987.

New York Mets signed free agent Brandon Knight on May 29, 2008.

San Diego Padres claimed Gary Sanchez of the New York Mets on waivers on May 29, 2023.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Young Idea: Some Present for New York Fans
New York Daily News, May 12, 1972
Dick Young approves of the trade that brought Willie Mays to the Mets.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Jeromy Burnitz
Born: April 15, 1969
at Westminster, Cal.
Burnitz
Years with Mets: 1993, 1994, 2002, 2003

350 games. 53 hr, 152 rbi, 0.237
178 runs, 15 stolen bases


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
2002 Game Results
05/21 Phillies 4, Mets 0 D'Amico (L, 3-4)
05/22 Phillies 5, Mets 2 Leiter (L, 5-3)
05/23 Mets 1, Phillies 0 Strickland (W, 3-2)
05/28 Phillies 5, Mets 3 Trachsel (L, 3-5)
05/29 Mets 4, Phillies 3 Strickland (W, 5-2)
07/01 Phillies 6, Mets 3 Estes (L, 3-6)
07/02 Mets 12, Phillies 6 Astacio (W, 8-3)
07/03 Phillies 8, Mets 7 Strickland (L, 6-5)
07/11 Mets 9, Phillies 1 Guthrie (W, 3-0)
07/12 Phillies 9, Mets 8 D'Amico (L, 4-8)
07/13 Phillies 7, Mets 6 Strickland (L, 6-6)
07/14 Mets 4, Phillies 2 Astacio (W, 9-3)
08/30 Phillies 7, Mets 5 Astacio (L, 11-8)
08/31 Phillies 1, Mets 0 Trachsel (L, 8-10)
09/01 Phillies 9, Mets 5 Leiter (L, 11-11)
09/06 Mets 7, Phillies 2 Leiter (W, 12-11)
09/07 Mets 5, Phillies 4 Walker (W, 1-0)
09/08 Mets 11, Phillies 3 Thomson (W, 2-3)
09/09 Mets 6, Phillies 4 D'Amico (W, 6-10)
2002 totals: 9 wins, 10 losses



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