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| 1980 | At Shea Stadium's Diamond Club, the Mets' new owners formally introduced themselves to the local media. Nelson Doubleday will be the board's new chairman, replacing the outgoing Lorinda de Roulet, who no longer plays a role in the franchise's future, and Fred Wilpon is named the president and CEO of the club. |
| 1999 | After being aired on WOR, Channel 9, since the team's inception in 1962, Mets games will be broadcasted this season by WPIX, Channel 11. The Yankees games, which had aired for nearly 50 years on the Amazins' new station, will now be seen on Channel 5, a Fox affiliate. |
| 2005 | Carlos Delgado (.269, 32, 99) and Florida agree on a four-year, $52 million contract. The 32-year-old first baseman's deal stops the intense bidding war between the Marlins, Mets, Orioles, and Rangers for the coveted free agent. |
| 2007 | Willie Randolph, who brought New York within one game of a World Series appearance, agrees to a $5.65 million, three-year deal to continue as the Mets manager through 2008. The skipper's new deal doubles his present salary from $700,000 to $1.4 million. |
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