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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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On The Path Of Hodges
Newsday, June 1, 1990
New Mets manager Bud Harrelson sees Gil Hodges as the role model for the kind of manager he'd like to be. Newsday's Steve Jacobsen looks back at Hodges, and speculates how Harrelson might handle a player like Darryl Strawberry differently than Davey Johnson did.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Keith Hernandez, Gil Hodges, Davey Johnson, Darryl Strawberry.


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Vinegar Bend Mizell
Born: August 13, 1930
at Leakesville, Miss.
Died: February 21, 1999 at Kerrville, Tex.
Mizell
Years with Mets: 1962

17 games. 0 - 2, 7.34
15 strikeouts, 0 saves


All-Time Mets Leaders
Runs
1. David Wright 949 Wright
2. Jose Reyes 885
3. Darryl Strawberry 662
4. Howard Johnson 627
5. Edgardo Alfonzo 614
6. Mookie Wilson 592 Reyes
7. Cleon Jones 563
8. Carlos Beltran 551
9. Brandon Nimmo 546
10. Ed Kranepool 536



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