On This Day: January 20
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1984
In a move that stuns New York Mets fans, the Chicago White Sox draft pitcher Tom Seaver as compensation for losing Type A free agent Dennis Lamp to the Blue Jays. The Mets left Seaver off their protected list, foolishly assuming that no team would select the aging star. He will win his 300th game in a White Sox uniform on August 4, 1985.
