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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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Joe Crawford
Born: May 2, 1970
at Gainesville, Fla.
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Years with Mets: 1997

19 games. 4 - 3, 3.30
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Mets vs. Florida Marlins
2002 Game Results
05/24 Mets 5, Marlins 4 Strickland (W, 4-2)
05/25 Marlins 6, Mets 5 Weathers (L, 2-1)
05/26 Mets 3, Marlins 0 D'Amico (W, 4-4)
05/27 Marlins 5, Mets 3 Leiter (L, 5-4)
05/31 Mets 6, Marlins 5 Roberts (W, 1-0)
06/01 Marlins 9, Mets 7 Komiyama (L, 0-2)
06/02 Marlins 7, Mets 3 Leiter (L, 5-5)
07/04 Marlins 9, Mets 7 Leiter (L, 8-7)
07/05 Mets 5, Marlins 3 Bacsik (W, 1-0)
07/06 Marlins 5, Mets 2 Estes (L, 3-7)
07/07 Mets 9, Marlins 3 Roberts (W, 2-0)
07/15 Mets 8, Marlins 3 Bacsik (W, 2-0)
07/16 Mets 10, Marlins 5 Leiter (W, 9-7)
08/27 Mets 10, Marlins 5 Thomson (W, 1-3)
08/28 Marlins 7, Mets 3 Strickland (L, 6-8)
09/03 Marlins 3, Mets 2 Strickland (L, 6-9)
09/03 Mets 11, Marlins 5 Bacsik (W, 3-1)
09/04 Mets 11, Marlins 3 Astacio (W, 12-8)
09/05 Mets 4, Marlins 1 Trachsel (W, 9-10)
2002 totals: 11 wins, 8 losses



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