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New York Mets signed free agent Phil Linz on April 2, 1968.

New York Mets traded Tom Veryzer to the Chicago Cubs for Craig Weissman and Bob Schilling on April 2, 1983.

New York Mets traded Jose Oquendo and Mark Jason Davis to the St. Louis Cardinals for Angel Salazar and John Young on April 2, 1985.

New York Mets traded Doug Simons to the Montreal Expos for Rob Katzaroff on April 2, 1992.

New York Mets traded Matt Ginter to the Detroit Tigers for Steve Colyer on April 2, 2005.

New York Mets signed free agent Josh Smoker on April 2, 2015.

New York Mets released Darin Ruf on April 2, 2023.

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Wayne Garrett, by Bruce Stark
New York Daily News, September 29, 1969
One in a series of portraits of the 1969 Mets by cartoonist Bruce Stark for the Daily News.
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Larry Burright
Born: July 10, 1937
at Roseville, Ill.
Burright
Years with Mets: 1963, 1964

44 games. 0 hr, 3 rbi, 0.206
9 runs, 1 stolen bases


All-Time Mets Leaders
Shutouts
1. Tom Seaver 44 Seaver
2. Jerry Koosman 26
Jon Matlack 26
4. Dwight Gooden 23
5. David Cone 15
6. Al Jackson 10 Koosman
Ron Darling 10
8. Sid Fernandez 9
Bob Ojeda 9
10. Gary Gentry 8



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