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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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This Rich Ball Fan Can Afford a Diamond
Newsday, June 22, 1959
A profile of Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson (the article doesn't even mention her first name, Joan) as she prepares to work with William A. Shea to bring a team to New York to replace the Dodgers and Giants.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Duke Snider
Born: September 19, 1926
at Los Angeles, Cal.
Died: February 27, 2011 at Escondido, Cal.
Snider
Years with Mets: 1963

129 games. 14 hr, 45 rbi, 0.243
44 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Florida Marlins
1994 Game Results
05/16 Marlins 3, Mets 1 Saberhagen (L, 4-2)
05/17 Mets 4, Marlins 3 Franco (W, 1-2)
05/18 Marlins 4, Mets 3 Jones (L, 4-4)
06/16 Marlins 4, Mets 2 Remlinger (L, 0-1)
06/17 Marlins 6, Mets 5 Smith (L, 3-7)
06/18 Mets 11, Marlins 3 Linton (W, 6-2)
06/19 Mets 6, Marlins 1 Gooden (W, 3-3)
08/05 Mets 10, Marlins 7 Saberhagen (W, 13-4)
08/06 Marlins 4, Mets 3 Jacome (L, 4-3)
08/07 Marlins 2, Mets 0 Smith (L, 4-10)
1994 totals: 4 wins, 6 losses



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