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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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Jim Hickman Takes the Bat Off His Shoulder 3 Times
Newsday, September 4, 1965
Jim Hickman becomes the first Met to hit three home runs in a game. Newsday's coverage is rather snarky.
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Mychal Givens
Born: May 13, 1990
at Tampa, Fla.
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Years with Mets: 2022

19 games. 1 - 1, 4.79
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1966 Game Results
04/26 Mets 14, Cubs 11 Hamilton (W, 2-1)
05/06 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Gardner (W, 1-0)
05/07 Cubs 3, Mets 2 McGraw (L, 1-2)
05/08 Cubs 3, Mets 1 Hamilton (L, 3-2)
05/08 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Ribant (W, 1-0)
06/24 Mets 4, Cubs 2 Friend (W, 1-0)
06/25 Mets 9, Cubs 3 Shaw (W, 4-0)
06/26 Cubs 7, Mets 0 Fisher (L, 5-7)
06/26 Mets 8, Cubs 2 Ribant (W, 3-3)
07/29 Cubs 7, Mets 4 Hamilton (L, 5-10)
07/30 Mets 6, Cubs 3 Ribant (W, 7-4)
07/31 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Shaw (W, 8-5)
08/22 Cubs 8, Mets 4 Selma (L, 3-5)
08/23 Mets 4, Cubs 1 Ribant (W, 9-5)
08/24 Cubs 6, Mets 5 Friend (L, 4-5)
08/25 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Hepler (L, 3-3)
09/28 Cubs 4, Mets 1 Ribant (L, 11-9)
09/28 Mets 1, Cubs 0 Shaw (W, 11-9)
1966 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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