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Today is June 13

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New York Mets sold Al Jackson to the Cincinnati Reds on June 13, 1969.

New York Mets released Mike Birkbeck on June 13, 1995.

New York Mets purchased Trot Nixon from the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 13, 2008.

New York Mets claimed Kirk Nieuwenhuis on waivers from the Los Angeles Angels on June 13, 2015.

New York Mets claimed Chris Beck on waivers from the Chicago White Sox on June 13, 2018.

New York Mets released Tommy Hunter on June 13, 2023.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

NL Votes Return to Gotham in '62: Houston Also Included in Expansion
New York Daily News, October 18, 1960
This serves as the official birth announcement of the New York Mets. (And also the Houston Astros.)


Randomly selected Met Player

Damon Buford
Born: June 12, 1970
at Baltimore, Md.
Buford
Years with Mets: 1995

44 games. 4 hr, 12 rbi, 0.235
24 runs, 7 stolen bases


All-Time Mets Leaders
Total Bases
1. David Wright 2945 Wright
2. Jose Reyes 2356
3. Ed Kranepool 2047
4. Darryl Strawberry 2028
5. Mike Piazza 1885
6. Howard Johnson 1823 Reyes
7. Pete Alonso 1766
8. Edgardo Alfonzo 1736
9. Cleon Jones 1715
10. Mookie Wilson 1586



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