Here's what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1967: New York Mets traded Chuck Hiller to the Philadelphia Phillies for Phil Linz. 1973: New York Mets sold Jim Fregosi to the Texas Rangers. 1980: New York Mets signed free agent Bill Almon. 1985: Nolan Ryan becomes the first pitcher to record 4,000 [...]