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| 1964 | The exhibition game with their Williamsport farm club is rained out, much to the delight of the Mets. The team finished a ten-hour marathon at 11:25 p.m, dropping a twin bill to the Giants yesterday, 5-3 and 8-6, including a 23-inning nightcap. |
| 2012 |
Johan Santana, who did not pitch last year due to shoulder surgery performed at the end of the 2010 season, no-hits the Cardinals at Citi Field, 8-0, thanks to the third base ump's blown call on a fair ball and an outstanding defensive play by outfielder Mike Baxter. The 33-year-old two-time Cy Young Award winner's 134-pitch effort ends the Mets' streak of over fifty seasons, spanning 8,020 games, without a no-hitter.
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| 2020 | New York Supreme Court Justice Robert D. Kalish dismisses Lenny Dykstra's defamation lawsuit against Ron Darling, ruling the revelation could not damage the player's already tarnished reputation. The dispute follows the publication of 108 Stitches: Loose Threads, Ripping Yarns, and the Darndest Characters from My Time in the Game, where the former Mets' pitcher alleged the plaintiff shouted racist remarks toward Red Sox starter Oil Can Boyd before Game 3 of the 1986 World Series. |
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