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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 get Pirates' Taveras for Foli
New York Daily News, April 20, 1979
An exchange of shortstops between the Mets and the Pirates. The Mets get Frank Taveras, the Pirates get Tim Foli.
Tags: Tim Foli, Frank Taveras.


Randomly selected Met Player

Amado Samuel
Born: December 6, 1938
at San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Samuel
Years with Mets: 1964

53 games. 0 hr, 5 rbi, 0.232
7 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1999 Game Results
04/23 Mets 6, Cubs 5 Cook (W, 3-0)
04/24 Cubs 2, Mets 0 Watson (L, 1-2)
04/25 Cubs 8, Mets 4 Hershiser (L, 1-2)
07/23 Mets 5, Cubs 4 Cook (W, 8-2)
07/24 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Dotel (W, 3-1)
07/25 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Leiter (W, 9-7)
07/30 Mets 10, Cubs 9 Mahomes (W, 4-0)
07/31 Cubs 17, Mets 10 Isringhausen (L, 1-3)
08/01 Mets 5, Cubs 4 Mahomes (W, 5-0)
1999 totals: 6 wins, 3 losses



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