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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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Mets Made Giants Observe RFK's Memory
New York Daily News, June 9, 1968
The Daily News recaps the Mets' decision to honor the memory of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.


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Andres Gimenez
Born: September 4, 1998
at Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Gimenez
Years with Mets: 2020

49 games. 3 hr, 12 rbi, 0.263
22 runs, 8 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1988 Game Results
05/13 Giants 3, Mets 2 Ojeda (L, 3-2)
05/14 Giants 3, Mets 2 Darling (L, 3-3)
05/15 Giants 5, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 1-3)
05/24 Giants 4, Mets 2 Ojeda (L, 4-3)
05/25 Mets 6, Giants 3 Darling (W, 5-3)
05/26 Giants 5, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 8-1)
08/16 Mets 13, Giants 6 Gooden (W, 14-6)
08/17 Giants 4, Mets 0 Cone (L, 12-3)
08/18 Giants 4, Mets 1 Ojeda (L, 8-12)
08/26 Mets 3, Giants 0 Fernandez (W, 8-10)
08/27 Mets 2, Giants 1 Darling (W, 13-9)
08/28 Giants 7, Mets 4 McDowell (L, 5-3)
1988 totals: 4 wins, 8 losses



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