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New York Mets signed free agent Eric Gunderson on May 5, 1994.

New York Mets signed free agent Juan Lagares on May 5, 2006.

New York Mets released Ben Johnson on May 5, 2008.

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Sweet taste of victory
New York Daily News, October 16, 1986
Ron Darling's column in the Daily News after the Mets defeated the Astros in the 1986 NLCS. Plus, "Astros' Lanier: We blew it". Houston's manager comments after his team is ousted from the postseason
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Ross Jones
Born: January 14, 1960
at Miami, Fla.
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Years with Mets: 1984

17 games. 0 hr, 1 rbi, 0.100
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1998 Game Results
04/07 Mets 3, Cubs 2 Leiter (W, 1-1)
04/09 Cubs 8, Mets 7 Reed (L, 0-1)
04/14 Mets 6, Cubs 0 Leiter (W, 2-1)
04/15 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Reed (W, 1-1)
04/16 Cubs 8, Mets 4 Mlicki (L, 0-2)
07/24 Mets 5, Cubs 0 Reynoso (W, 1-0)
07/24 Mets 7, Cubs 3 Cook (W, 6-3)
07/25 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Franco (L, 0-5)
07/26 Cubs 3, Mets 1 Reed (L, 11-7)
1998 totals: 5 wins, 4 losses



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