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New York Mets traded Kevin Kobel to the Kansas City Royals for Randy McGilberry on June 17, 1980.

New York Mets traded David Weathers and Jeremy Griffiths to the Houston Astros for Richard Hidalgo on June 17, 2004.

New York Mets released Tomas Nido on June 17, 2024.

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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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Randomly selected Met Player

Jim Hickman
Born: May 10, 1937
at Henning, Tenn.
Died: June 25, 2016 at Jackson, Tenn.
Hickman
Years with Mets: 1962-1966

624 games. 60 hr, 210 rbi, 0.241
202 runs, 9 stolen bases


Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
2006 Game Results
04/17 Mets 4, Braves 3 Martinez (W, 3-0)
04/18 Braves 7, Mets 1 Zambrano (L, 1-1)
04/19 Braves 2, Mets 1 Glavine (L, 2-1)
04/28 Mets 5, Braves 2 Martinez (W, 5-0)
04/29 Mets 1, Braves 0 Glavine (W, 3-2)
04/30 Braves 8, Mets 5 Trachsel (L, 2-2)
05/05 Mets 8, Braves 7 Julio (W, 1-1)
05/06 Mets 6, Braves 5 Fortunato (W, 1-0)
05/07 Braves 13, Mets 3 Lima (L, 0-1)
07/28 Mets 6, Braves 4 Martinez (W, 8-4)
07/29 Mets 11, Braves 3 Hernandez (W, 5-4)
07/30 Mets 10, Braves 6 Oliver (W, 4-0)
09/04 Braves 5, Mets 0 Trachsel (L, 14-6)
09/06 Mets 4, Braves 1 Williams (W, 3-0)
09/06 Mets 8, Braves 0 Perez (W, 1-1)
09/26 Braves 12, Mets 0 Perez (L, 1-3)
09/27 Braves 13, Mets 1 Martinez (L, 9-8)
09/28 Mets 7, Braves 4 Hernandez (W, 9-7)
2006 totals: 11 wins, 7 losses



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