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| 1967 | The Mets obtain Art Shamsky from the Reds in exchange for infielder Bob Johnson, who will play only 16 games for his new team before being traded to Atlanta. New York's latest outfielder will hit 42 home runs playing part-time during his four seasons with the team. |
| 1983 | Reliever Jesse Orosco garners four votes for the National League Most Valuable Player Award, ending a six-year drought in which no Mets player received a single nod for the honor. The last time a writer cast an MVP vote for a New York National Leaguer was on the 1976 ballot when the writers considered Tom Seaver. |
| 1990 | Darryl Strawberry, the Mets' all-time home run leader (252), ends his eight-year turbulent tenure with New York. The slugging right fielder signs a five-year free-agent deal with his hometown Dodgers. |
| 2008 | The Brewers hire Willie Randolph as a bench coach to work with the team's new manager, Ken Macha. The 54-year-old former Mets manager compiled a 302-253 record during his three-plus years in New York before being dismissed in June. |
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