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New York Mets purchased Jim Piersall from the Washington Senators on May 23, 1963.

New York Mets claimed Aaron Altherr on waivers from the San Francisco Giants on May 23, 2019.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

On The Path Of Hodges
Newsday, June 1, 1990
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.
Tags: Bud Harrelson, Keith Hernandez, Gil Hodges, Davey Johnson, Darryl Strawberry.


Randomly selected Met Player

Julio Franco
Born: August 23, 1958
at Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic
Franco
Years with Mets: 2006, 2007

135 games. 3 hr, 34 rbi, 0.256
21 runs, 8 stolen bases


Mets vs. Colorado Rockies
2017 Game Results
07/14 Mets 14, Rockies 2 deGrom (W, 10-3)
07/15 Mets 9, Rockies 3 Lugo (W, 4-2)
07/16 Rockies 13, Mets 4 Matz (L, 2-3)
08/01 Rockies 5, Mets 4 Robles (L, 6-2)
08/02 Mets 10, Rockies 5 Bradford (W, 1-0)
08/03 Rockies 5, Mets 4 Robles (L, 6-3)
2017 totals: 3 wins, 3 losses



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