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New York Mets traded Larry Foss to the Milwaukee Braves for Chico Fernandez on May 8, 1963.

New York Mets traded Jay Hook and Adrian Garrett to the Milwaukee Braves for Roy McMillan on May 8, 1964.

New York Mets released Dick Tidrow on May 8, 1984.

New York Mets traded Matt Harvey to the Cincinnati Reds for Devin Mesoraco on May 8, 2018.

New York Mets released Robinson Cano on May 8, 2022.

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Norm Sherry
Born: July 16, 1931
at New York, N.Y.
Died: March 8, 2021 at San Juan Capistrano, Cal.
Sherry
Years with Mets: 1963

63 games. 2 hr, 11 rbi, 0.136
6 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
2002 Game Results
04/30 Mets 10, Diamondbacks 1 Leiter (W, 3-1)
05/01 Mets 7, Diamondbacks 1 Trachsel (W, 2-3)
05/02 Diamondbacks 7, Mets 3 Estes (L, 1-3)
08/03 Diamondbacks 8, Mets 5 Strickland (L, 6-7)
08/03 Diamondbacks 9, Mets 2 Thomson (L, 0-1)
08/04 Diamondbacks 12, Mets 7 Guthrie (L, 5-1)
08/05 Diamondbacks 2, Mets 0 Estes (L, 4-9)
2002 totals: 2 wins, 5 losses



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