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New York Mets signed free agent Gary Gentry on May 29, 1975.

New York Mets traded Dan Norman and Jeff Reardon to the Montreal Expos for Ellis Valentine on May 29, 1981.

New York Mets traded Al Pedrique and Scott Little to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bill Almon on May 29, 1987.

New York Mets signed free agent Brandon Knight on May 29, 2008.

San Diego Padres claimed Gary Sanchez of the New York Mets on waivers on May 29, 2023.

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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.
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Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
2000 Game Results
04/10 Phillies 9, Mets 7 Rodriguez (L, 0-1)
04/12 Phillies 8, Mets 5 Hampton (L, 0-3)
04/13 Mets 2, Phillies 1 Cook (W, 2-0)
06/20 Phillies 3, Mets 2 Benitez (L, 1-3)
06/21 Phillies 10, Mets 5 Franco (L, 2-3)
06/22 Mets 5, Phillies 4 Rusch (W, 5-5)
09/08 Phillies 2, Mets 0 Hampton (L, 13-9)
09/09 Phillies 6, Mets 3 Wendell (L, 7-5)
09/10 Mets 3, Phillies 0 Leiter (W, 15-7)
09/21 Phillies 6, Mets 5 White (L, 2-3)
09/22 Mets 9, Phillies 6 Jones (W, 10-6)
09/23 Mets 7, Phillies 3 Hampton (W, 14-10)
09/24 Mets 3, Phillies 2 Rusch (W, 11-11)
2000 totals: 6 wins, 7 losses



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