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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Foli is cool as Joe goes to Chapman
New York Daily News, March 3, 1979
It's spring training 1979, and a "mature" Tim Foli is about to lose his starting shortstop job to Kelvin Chapman. Foli would be dealt to Pittsburgh in the coming weeks.
Tags: Kelvin Chapman, Tim Foli, Joe Torre.


Randomly selected Met Player

Nick Willhite
Born: January 27, 1941
at Tulsa, Okla.
Died: December 14, 2008 at Alpine, Utah
Willhite
Years with Mets: 1967

4 games. 0 - 1, 8.64
9 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1966 Game Results
04/26 Mets 14, Cubs 11 Hamilton (W, 2-1)
05/06 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Gardner (W, 1-0)
05/07 Cubs 3, Mets 2 McGraw (L, 1-2)
05/08 Cubs 3, Mets 1 Hamilton (L, 3-2)
05/08 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Ribant (W, 1-0)
06/24 Mets 4, Cubs 2 Friend (W, 1-0)
06/25 Mets 9, Cubs 3 Shaw (W, 4-0)
06/26 Cubs 7, Mets 0 Fisher (L, 5-7)
06/26 Mets 8, Cubs 2 Ribant (W, 3-3)
07/29 Cubs 7, Mets 4 Hamilton (L, 5-10)
07/30 Mets 6, Cubs 3 Ribant (W, 7-4)
07/31 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Shaw (W, 8-5)
08/22 Cubs 8, Mets 4 Selma (L, 3-5)
08/23 Mets 4, Cubs 1 Ribant (W, 9-5)
08/24 Cubs 6, Mets 5 Friend (L, 4-5)
08/25 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Hepler (L, 3-3)
09/28 Cubs 4, Mets 1 Ribant (L, 11-9)
09/28 Mets 1, Cubs 0 Shaw (W, 11-9)
1966 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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