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New York Mets selected Kevin Baez in seventh round of free agent draft on June 1, 1988.

New York Mets selected Preston Wilson in first round (ninth pick overall) of free agent draft on June 1, 1992.

New York Mets selected Dan Murray in 10th round of free agent draft on June 1, 1995.

New York Mets selected Grant Roberts in 11th round of free agent draft on June 1, 1995.

New York Mets selected Nelson Figueroa in 30th round of free agent draft on June 1, 1995.

New York Mets claimed Travis Blankenhorn on waivers from the Seattle Mariners on June 1, 2021.

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Fearless in End
New York Daily News, June 15, 2017
Obituary of Jimmy Piersall, author of Fear Strikes Out and the Met who celebrated his 100th home run by running backwards around the bases. (He still went counter-clockwise, but he was facing in the opposite direction.)
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Wally Backman
Born: September 22, 1959
at Hillsboro, Ore.
Backman
Years with Mets: 1980 - 1988

765 games. 7 hr, 165 rbi, 0.283
359 runs, 106 stolen bases


All-Time Mets Leaders
Innings Pitched
1. Tom Seaver 3045.2 Seaver
2. Jerry Koosman 2544.2
3. Dwight Gooden 2169.2
4. Ron Darling 1620.0
5. Sid Fernandez 1584.2
6. Jon Matlack 1448.0 Koosman
7. Al Leiter 1360.0
8. Jacob deGrom 1326.0
9. Craig Swan 1230.2
10. Bobby Jones 1215.2



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