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New York Mets selected Butch Benton in first round (sixth pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1975.

New York Mets selected Darryl Strawberry in first round (first pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Rick Ownbey in 13th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Billy Beane in first round (23rd pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Ronn Reynolds in fifth round of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected John Gibbons in first round (24th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Gregg Jefferies in first round (20th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1985.

New York Mets selected Bill Pulsipher in second round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Jason Jacome in 12th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Joe Crawford in 17th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Jason Isringhausen in 44th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Vance Wilson in 44th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1993.

New York Mets selected Benny Agbayani in 30th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1993.

New York Mets selected Tyler Walker in second round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Eric Cammack in 13th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Jason Phillips in 24th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Jason Roach in 20th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Lastings Milledge in first round (12th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 2003.

New York Mets selected Brian Bannister in seventh round of free agent draft on June 3, 2003.

New York Mets selected Carlos Muniz in 13th round of free agent draft on June 3, 2003.

New York Mets released Chan Ho Park on June 3, 2007.

New York Mets selected Brett Baty in first round (12th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 2019.

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	Berra Signs 2-Year Pact as Mets' Manager; Staub Traded to Mets for Jorgy, Foli, & Singleton New York Daily News, April 7, 1972 In the wake of the death of Gil Hodges, Yogi Berra becomes the new Mets manager and, as the 1972 season is set to begin, the Mets make an 11th-hour deal for Rusty Staub.
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Lino Urdaneta Born: November 20, 1979 at Caracas, Venezuela
Years with Mets: 2007 2 games. 0 - 0, 9.00 0 strikeouts, 0 saves

Mets vs. Chicago Cubs 1992 Game Results
06/22	Mets 8, Cubs 2	Fernandez (W, 6-7)
06/23	Mets 4, Cubs 1	Schourek (W, 1-3)
06/24	Mets 3, Cubs 2	Gooden (W, 5-6)
06/25	Cubs 9, Mets 2	Young (L, 2-7)
06/29	Cubs 5, Mets 2	Gooden (L, 5-7)
06/30	Cubs 3, Mets 1	Young (L, 2-8)
07/01	Mets 6, Cubs 4	Guetterman (W, 1-0)
08/01	Mets 3, Cubs 0	Schourek (W, 3-4)
08/01	Cubs 6, Mets 1	Whitehurst (L, 1-6)
08/02	Mets 4, Cubs 2	Cone (W, 13-4)
08/06	Cubs 5, Mets 2	Whitehurst (L, 1-7)
08/07	Cubs 9, Mets 1	Cone (L, 13-5)
08/08	Cubs 4, Mets 3	Guetterman (L, 2-1)
08/09	Cubs 6, Mets 2	Fernandez (L, 9-9)
09/14	Mets 10, Cubs 8	Innis (W, 6-8)
09/15	Mets 4, Cubs 2	Dewey (W, 1-0)
09/21	Cubs 10, Mets 1	Hillman (L, 2-1)
09/22	Mets 8, Cubs 7	Guetterman (W, 3-4)
1992 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses