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New York Mets traded Larry Foss to the Milwaukee Braves for Chico Fernandez on May 8, 1963.

New York Mets traded Jay Hook and Adrian Garrett to the Milwaukee Braves for Roy McMillan on May 8, 1964.

New York Mets released Dick Tidrow on May 8, 1984.

New York Mets traded Matt Harvey to the Cincinnati Reds for Devin Mesoraco on May 8, 2018.

New York Mets released Robinson Cano on May 8, 2022.

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New York Daily News, January 12, 2005
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Randomly selected Met Player

Alvaro Espinoza
Born: February 19, 1962
at Valencia, Venezuela
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Years with Mets: 1996

48 games. 4 hr, 16 rbi, 0.306
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Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
1992 Game Results
06/04 Pirates 7, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 4-6)
06/05 Pirates 5, Mets 4 Innis (L, 4-2)
06/06 Mets 15, Pirates 1 Fernandez (W, 5-5)
06/07 Pirates 3, Mets 0 Schourek (L, 0-2)
06/12 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 5-6)
06/13 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Whitehurst (L, 1-3)
06/14 Pirates 5, Mets 4 Innis (L, 4-3)
08/04 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Filer (L, 0-1)
08/05 Pirates 6, Mets 2 Schourek (L, 3-5)
08/10 Pirates 4, Mets 2 Guetterman (L, 2-2)
08/11 Mets 2, Pirates 0 Hillman (W, 1-0)
08/12 Pirates 7, Mets 6 Franco (L, 6-2)
09/25 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 13-11)
09/26 Pirates 19, Mets 2 Hillman (L, 2-2)
09/27 Pirates 4, Mets 2 Schourek (L, 5-8)
10/02 Mets 6, Pirates 3 Schourek (W, 6-8)
10/03 Mets 2, Pirates 1 Gooden (W, 10-13)
10/04 Pirates 2, Mets 0 Saberhagen (L, 3-5)
1992 totals: 4 wins, 14 losses



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