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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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Hodges discounts odds; Stengel sez Mets best
New York Daily News, October 4, 1969
Coverage from the Daily News as the first-ever NLCS series is set to begin, with the Mets preparing to play the Braves in 1969. Also an article about the upcoming ALCS between the Orioles and the Twins, and the Long Island Railroad offers special service to Shea for the playoff games.


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Bob Ojeda
Born: December 17, 1957
at Los Angeles, Cal.
Ojeda
Years with Mets: 1986 - 1990

140 games. 51 - 40, 3.12
459 strikeouts, 0 saves


All-Time Mets Leaders
Total Bases
1. David Wright 2945 Wright
2. Jose Reyes 2356
3. Ed Kranepool 2047
4. Darryl Strawberry 2028
5. Mike Piazza 1885
6. Howard Johnson 1823 Reyes
7. Edgardo Alfonzo 1736
8. Cleon Jones 1715
9. Pete Alonso 1697
10. Mookie Wilson 1586



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