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| 1991 | The Mets sign Pirates' free-agent Bobby Bonilla to a $29 million, five-year deal. The 28-year-old, highly touted outfielder will hit only .249 during the first year of his contract for an under-achieving fifth-place New York club and will be traded to the Orioles near the trading deadline in 1995. |
| 1993 | Future Hall of Famer Eddie Murray, who hit .274 and averaged 96.5 RBIs during his two seasons in the Big Apple, leaves New York to sign a free-agent deal with the Indians. The Mets had signed the then 36-year-old first baseman as one of several acquisitions, including Bobby Bonilla, Willie Randolph, and Bret Saberhagen, in a futile attempt to improve the club's performance on the field. |
| 2008 | Mets COO Jeff Wilpon says the team's new ballpark's name will remain Citi Field, disregarding suggestions naming the venue Citi/Taxpayer Field made by two NYC council members. Citigroup, a struggling financial institution benefiting from a bailout from the federal government, pays the franchise $400 million over 20 years for naming rights to the stadium. |
| 2009 | The Braves and left-hander Billy Wagner agree on a $7 million, one-year deal for the southpaw to become the club's closer, replacing Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez. The six-time All-Star, who missed most of last season due to elbow surgery, was traded by the Mets to the Red Sox in late August after the reliever showed he still had a live fastball in his initial appearance off the disabled list in New York. |
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