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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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Newsday columnist Stan Isaacs is harshly critical of the Mets acquisition of Warren Spahn. The reference to Nikita Khrushchev in the headline may have made a lot more sense in 1964 than it does now.
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Jose Cardenal
Born: October 7, 1943
at Matanzas, Cuba
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Years with Mets: 1979, 1980

37 games. 2 hr, 8 rbi, 0.228
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Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1994 Game Results
05/27 Mets 10, Reds 2 Smith (W, 3-5)
05/28 Mets 5, Reds 4 Maddux (W, 1-0)
05/29 Mets 8, Reds 5 Jones (W, 6-4)
06/03 Mets 4, Reds 3 Saberhagen (W, 6-2)
06/04 Reds 8, Mets 5 Mason (L, 1-1)
06/05 Reds 9, Mets 6 Seminara (L, 0-2)
1994 totals: 4 wins, 2 losses



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