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New York Mets purchased Mike Phillips from the San Francisco Giants on May 3, 1975.

New York Mets released Travis d'Arnaud on May 3, 2019.

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Big Deal! Mets Trade 4 for Fregosi; Angels Get Ryan, 3 Prospects
New York Daily News, December 11, 1971
At the time it looked like it was the "Jim Fregosi trade" but history now knows it as the "Nolan Ryan trade". One hundred years from now, this will still probably be among the worst trades in Mets history.
Tags: Jim Fregosi, Nolan Ryan.


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Frank Estrada
Born: February 12, 1948
at Navojoa, Mexico
Died: December 9, 2019 at Ciudad Obregon, Mexico
Estrada
Years with Mets: 1971

1 games. 0 hr, 0 rbi, 0.500
0 runs, 0 stolen bases


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