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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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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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David Segui
Born: July 19, 1966
at Kansas City, Kan.
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125 games. 12 hr, 54 rbi, 0.257
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Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
2000 Game Results
04/07 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Reed (W, 1-0)
04/08 Dodgers 6, Mets 5 Benitez (L, 0-1)
04/24 Mets 1, Dodgers 0 Benitez (W, 1-1)
05/29 Dodgers 4, Mets 1 Leiter (L, 5-1)
05/30 Mets 10, Dodgers 5 Franco (W, 2-1)
05/31 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Wendell (L, 4-3)
08/18 Mets 5, Dodgers 3 White (W, 2-0)
08/19 Dodgers 4, Mets 1 Reed (L, 7-4)
08/20 Mets 9, Dodgers 6 Wendell (W, 6-4)
2000 totals: 5 wins, 4 losses



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