This is an important weekend as far as Mets history is concerned, and a lot of it brings back painful memories.
We’ll start with Jan. 30:
- Born on This Date: Charlie Neal (1931), Davey Johnson (1943), Nick Evans (1986)
- New York Mets released Dave Kingman on January 30, 1984.
- Toronto Blue Jays signed Victor Zambrano of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 30, 2007.
- New York Mets signed free agent Shaun Marcum of the Milwaukee Brewers on January 30, 2013.
Now moving on to Jan. 31
- Born on This Date: Nolan Ryan (1947), Bob Apodaca (1950), Rafael Santana (1958)
- Died on this Date: Harry Chiti (2002)
- San Diego Padres signed Mike Piazza of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 31, 2006.
- New York Mets signed free agent LaTroy Hawkins of the Los Angeles Angels on January 31, 2013.
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