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New York Mets selected Butch Benton in first round (sixth pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1975.

New York Mets selected Darryl Strawberry in first round (first pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Rick Ownbey in 13th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Billy Beane in first round (23rd pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Ronn Reynolds in fifth round of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected John Gibbons in first round (24th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Gregg Jefferies in first round (20th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1985.

New York Mets selected Bill Pulsipher in second round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Jason Jacome in 12th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Joe Crawford in 17th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Jason Isringhausen in 44th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Vance Wilson in 44th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1993.

New York Mets selected Benny Agbayani in 30th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1993.

New York Mets selected Tyler Walker in second round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Eric Cammack in 13th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Jason Phillips in 24th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Jason Roach in 20th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Lastings Milledge in first round (12th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 2003.

New York Mets selected Brian Bannister in seventh round of free agent draft on June 3, 2003.

New York Mets selected Carlos Muniz in 13th round of free agent draft on June 3, 2003.

New York Mets released Chan Ho Park on June 3, 2007.

New York Mets selected Brett Baty in first round (12th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 2019.

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	Met Gamble: Kent, Viz dealt for iffy Baerga New York Daily News, July 30, 1996 In a deadline deal, the Mets send future MVP Jeff Kent and infielder Jose Vizcaino to the Indians for Carlos Baerga.
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Lucas Duda Born: February 3, 1986 at Los Angeles, Cal.
Years with Mets: 2010 - 2017 760 games. 125 hr, 378 rbi, 0.246 325 runs, 5 stolen bases

Mets vs. Chicago Cubs 1974 Game Results
05/10	Mets 7, Cubs 2	Koosman (W, 4-0)
05/11	Mets 6, Cubs 3	Swan (W, 1-2)
05/12	Cubs 4, Mets 3	Seaver (L, 1-4)
05/20	Cubs 2, Mets 1	Parker (L, 1-2)
05/21	Mets 10, Cubs 5	Stone (W, 2-3)
05/22	Cubs 9, Mets 6	Apodaca (L, 1-3)
06/24	Mets 4, Cubs 2	Miller (W, 2-1)
06/25	Mets 5, Cubs 1	Koosman (W, 8-4)
06/26	Mets 5, Cubs 4	Aker (W, 1-0)
08/01	Cubs 7, Mets 4	McGraw (L, 1-5)
08/01	Cubs 3, Mets 1	Sadecki (L, 4-5)
09/03	Mets 2, Cubs 0	Matlack (W, 12-10)
09/03	Mets 11, Cubs 4	Seaver (W, 9-8)
09/04	Mets 4, Cubs 2	Sadecki (W, 7-7)
09/13	Mets 6, Cubs 0	Seaver (W, 11-8)
09/13	Cubs 4, Mets 3	Apodaca (L, 5-6)
09/14	Cubs 12, Mets 0	Sadecki (L, 8-8)
09/15	Cubs 5, Mets 4	McGraw (L, 6-9)
1974 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses