Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions • April 1, 1982:
Lee Mazzilli was traded by the Mets to the
Texas Rangers for
Ron Darling and
Walt Terrell. • April 5, 1982:
Mike Cubbage was released by the Mets. • May 10, 1982:
Manuel Lee was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets. • May 21, 1982:
Rick Sweet was purchased from the Mets by the
Seattle Mariners. • June 7, 1982:
1982 Major League Baseball draft •
Dwight Gooden was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (5th pick). Player signed June 10, 1982. •
Tracy Jones was drafted by the Mets in the 4th round. •
Randy Myers was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round (9th pick) of the Secondary Phase. Player signed June 8, 1982. • August 4, 1982:
Joel Youngblood was traded by the Mets to the
Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the trade by sending
Tom Gorman to the Mets on August 16.
Joel Youngblood On August 4, 1982, Youngblood became the first player in history to get hits for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. Youngblood had driven in the winning run for the Mets in an afternoon game at
Wrigley Field against the
Chicago Cubs, and then singled in a night game for the
Montreal Expos in
Philadelphia after he had been traded. The two pitchers he hit safely against,
Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs and
Steve Carlton of the
Philadelphia Phillies, are both in the
Baseball Hall of Fame.
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