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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Mule Name Nettles Mets' Fans
Daily Record (Morris County, NJ), July 9, 1979
Sports columnist Steve Caulk reacts to the announcement that the Mets' mule mascot will be named "Mettle".


Randomly selected Met Player

Phil Lombardi
Born: February 20, 1963
at Abilene, Tex.
Died: May 20, 2021 at Northridge, Cal.
Lombardi
Years with Mets: 1989

18 games. 1 hr, 3 rbi, 0.229
4 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1994 Game Results
05/27 Mets 10, Reds 2 Smith (W, 3-5)
05/28 Mets 5, Reds 4 Maddux (W, 1-0)
05/29 Mets 8, Reds 5 Jones (W, 6-4)
06/03 Mets 4, Reds 3 Saberhagen (W, 6-2)
06/04 Reds 8, Mets 5 Mason (L, 1-1)
06/05 Reds 9, Mets 6 Seminara (L, 0-2)
1994 totals: 4 wins, 2 losses



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