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New York Mets selected Don Shaw in 35th round of free agent draft on June 8, 1965.

New York Mets selected Joe Moock in third round of free agent draft on June 8, 1965.

New York Mets selected Jim McAndrew in 11th round of free agent draft on June 8, 1965.

New York Mets selected Ken Boswell in fourth round of free agent draft on June 8, 1965.

New York Mets selected Les Rohr in first round (second pick overall) of free agent draft on June 8, 1965.

New York Mets selected Nolan Ryan in 10th round of free agent draft on June 8, 1965.

New York Mets sold Cal Koonce to the Boston Red Sox on June 8, 1970.

New York Mets selected Rich Puig in first round (14th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 8, 1971.

New York Mets selected Rick Baldwin in ninth round of free agent draft on June 8, 1971.

New York Mets selected Mike Scott in second round of free agent draft on June 8, 1976.

New York Mets selected Neil Allen in 11th round of free agent draft on June 8, 1976.

New York Mets selected Mark Carreon in eighth round of free agent draft on June 8, 1981.

New York Mets selected Lenny Dykstra in 12th round of free agent draft on June 8, 1981.

New York Mets selected John Christensen in second round of free agent draft on June 8, 1981.

New York Mets selected Terry Blocker in first round (fourth pick overall) of free agent draft on June 8, 1981.

New York Mets selected Lou Thornton in 19th round of free agent draft on June 8, 1981.

New York Mets released Rodney McCray on June 8, 1992.

New York Mets traded David Segui to the Montreal Expos for Reid Cornelius on June 8, 1995.

New York Mets released Jon Nunnally on June 8, 2000.

New York Mets signed free agent Jose Offerman on June 8, 2005.

New York Mets selected Matt den Dekker in fifth round of free agent draft on June 8, 2010.

New York Mets selected Akeel Morris in 10th round of free agent draft on June 8, 2010.

New York Mets selected Jacob deGrom in ninth round of free agent draft on June 8, 2010.

New York Mets selected Erik Goeddel in 24th round of free agent draft on June 8, 2010.

New York Mets selected Seth Lugo in 34th round of free agent draft on June 8, 2011.

New York Mets selected Chasen Bradford in 35th round of free agent draft on June 8, 2011.

New York Mets selected Kevin McGowan in 13th round of free agent draft on June 8, 2013.

New York Mets selected Jeff McNeil in 12th round of free agent draft on June 8, 2013.

New York Mets selected Luis Guillorme in 10th round of free agent draft on June 8, 2013.

New York Mets selected Tyler Bashlor in 11th round of free agent draft on June 8, 2013.

New York Mets traded Akeel Morris to the Atlanta Braves for Kelly Johnson on June 8, 2016.

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Gary Matthews
Born: August 25, 1974
at San Francisco, Cal.
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Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2004
Opponent W L T Pct.
Montreal Expos 10 9 0 .526
Philadelphia Phillies 8 11 0 .421
Atlanta Braves 7 12 0 .368
Colorado Rockies 5 1 0 .833
Houston Astros 4 2 0 .667
San Francisco Giants 4 2 0 .667
Milwaukee Brewers 4 2 0 .667
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 3 0 .571
Florida Marlins 4 15 0 .211
New York Yankees 4 2 0 .667
Cincinnati Reds 3 3 0 .500
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 3 0 .500
Detroit Tigers 3 0 0 1.000
Cleveland Indians 2 1 0 .667
Chicago Cubs 2 4 0 .333
San Diego Padres 1 6 0 .143
St. Louis Cardinals 1 5 0 .167
Kansas City Royals 1 2 0 .333
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 5 0 .167
Minnesota Twins 0 3 0 .000



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