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New York Mets released Yogi Berra on May 17, 1965.

New York Mets released Raul Gonzalez on May 17, 2004.

New York Mets released Frank Catalanotto on May 17, 2010.

Houston Astros signed Kyle Farnsworth of the New York Mets as a free agent on May 17, 2014.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Mets Deliver a Hot Piazza; Nab All-Star catcher for 3 prospects
New York Daily News, May 23, 1998
One of the more successful trades in Mets history brought future Hall-of-Fame catcher Mike Piazza to the Mets after he had played a handful of games for the Marlins.
Tags: John Franco, Mike Piazza.


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Bill Short
Born: November 27, 1937
at Kingston, N.Y.
Died: February 2, 2022 at Sarasota, Fla.
Short
Years with Mets: 1968

34 games. 0 - 3, 4.85
24 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1973 Game Results
05/24 Mets 7, Dodgers 3 Stone (W, 1-0)
05/25 Dodgers 6, Mets 4 Matlack (L, 2-6)
05/26 Dodgers 9, Mets 5 McAndrew (L, 3-4)
05/27 Dodgers 2, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 5-3)
06/08 Dodgers 5, Mets 3 Seaver (L, 7-4)
06/09 Mets 4, Dodgers 2 Matlack (W, 3-8)
06/10 Dodgers 4, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 5-5)
08/08 Mets 1, Dodgers 0 Matlack (W, 9-14)
08/09 Dodgers 1, Mets 0 Koosman (L, 8-13)
08/21 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Sadecki (W, 3-2)
08/22 Mets 4, Dodgers 3 McGraw (W, 1-6)
08/23 Dodgers 5, Mets 4 Capra (L, 2-6)
1973 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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