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Mets obtain OF Gary Matthews Jr. from Angels (AP)

January 23rd, 2010 - posted in: In the news

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2008, file photo, New York Mets relief pitcher Brian Stokes(notes) throws in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Philadelphia. A person familiar with the negotiations says the New York Mets have agreed to acquire Gary Matthews Jr.(notes) from the Los Angeles Angels. The Mets are sending pitcher Brian Stokes to the Angels as part of the trade. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because the trade was not to be announced until later Friday, Jan. 22, 2010.

Unable to find regular playing time for Gary Matthews Jr., the Los Angeles Angels traded the outfielder to the New York Mets on Friday and agreed to pay $21.5 million as part of the deal. Los Angeles received right-handed reliever Brian Stokes, a native Californian, in exchange for Matthews, who had slumped for three straight seasons since signing a $50 million, five-year contract.

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