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New York Mets purchased Gerry Arrigo from the Cincinnati Reds on May 20, 1966.

New York Mets signed free agent David Aardsma on May 20, 2013.

New York Mets released Joey Wendle on May 20, 2024.

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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

Frank Thomas
Born: June 11, 1929
at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Died: January 16, 2023 at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Thomas
Years with Mets: 1962 - 1964

342 games. 52 hr, 173 rbi, 0.262
122 runs, 3 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Diego Padres
1996 Game Results
05/13 Padres 5, Mets 2 Isringhausen (L, 2-4)
05/14 Padres 9, Mets 4 Wilson (L, 1-3)
05/15 Padres 4, Mets 3 Franco (L, 2-2)
05/16 Mets 6, Padres 3 Harnisch (W, 3-2)
05/24 Padres 13, Mets 1 Isringhausen (L, 2-6)
05/25 Padres 7, Mets 2 Wilson (L, 1-5)
05/26 Mets 1, Padres 0 Jones (W, 5-1)
08/16 Padres 15, Mets 10 Person (L, 2-4)
08/17 Mets 7, Padres 3 Clark (W, 12-9)
08/18 Padres 8, Mets 0 Wilson (L, 4-9)
08/27 Padres 4, Mets 3 Mlicki (L, 5-6)
08/28 Padres 3, Mets 2 Wallace (L, 0-1)
08/29 Padres 3, Mets 2 Wilson (L, 4-11)
1996 totals: 3 wins, 10 losses



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