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New York Mets signed free agent Tug McGraw on June 12, 1964.

New York Mets traded John Stephenson and Rob Gardner to the Chicago Cubs for Bob Hendley on June 12, 1967.

Los Angeles Dodgers signed Danny Heep of the New York Mets as a free agent on June 12, 1987.

New York Mets traded Wayne Housie to the Milwaukee Brewers for Josias Manzanillo on June 12, 1993.

New York Yankees claimed Darren Bragg of the New York Mets on waivers on June 12, 2001.

New York Mets signed free agent T.J. Rivera on June 12, 2011.

New York Mets selected Mark Vientos in second round of free agent draft on June 12, 2017.

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Randomly selected Met Player

Fernando Martinez
Born: October 10, 1988
at Rio San Juan, Dominican Republic
Martinez
Years with Mets: 2009-2011

47 games. 2 hr, 12 rbi, 0.183
15 runs, 2 stolen bases


Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals
1988 Game Results
04/15 Mets 3, Cardinals 0 Gooden (W, 3-0)
04/16 Mets 6, Cardinals 4 Cone (W, 1-0)
04/17 Mets 3, Cardinals 2 McDowell (W, 1-0)
04/22 Mets 4, Cardinals 0 Darling (W, 2-1)
04/23 Mets 12, Cardinals 9 McDowell (W, 2-0)
04/24 Cardinals 5, Mets 4 Innis (L, 0-1)
06/06 Mets 6, Cardinals 2 Fernandez (W, 3-5)
06/07 Cardinals 4, Mets 1 Cone (L, 7-1)
06/08 Cardinals 5, Mets 2 McDowell (L, 3-1)
06/13 Mets 2, Cardinals 1 Myers (W, 5-0)
06/14 Mets 5, Cardinals 0 Ojeda (W, 5-5)
06/15 Mets 6, Cardinals 4 Darling (W, 7-4)
09/23 Cardinals 2, Mets 1 Gooden (L, 18-8)
09/24 Mets 14, Cardinals 1 West (W, 1-0)
09/25 Mets 9, Cardinals 7 Cone (W, 19-3)
09/30 Mets 4, Cardinals 2 Cone (W, 20-3)
10/01 Mets 6, Cardinals 3 Fernandez (W, 12-10)
10/02 Mets 7, Cardinals 5 Darling (W, 17-9)
1988 totals: 14 wins, 4 losses



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