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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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Drafty Start: 'Chil', Frost
Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY), June 8, 1966
The Mets chose catcher Steve Chilcott as the number one draft pick in the nation in 1966, famously bypassing Reggie Jackson, who went second to the Kansas City A's.
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Tom O'Malley
Born: December 25, 1960
at Orange, N.J.
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Years with Mets: 1989, 1990

91 games. 3 hr, 22 rbi, 0.250
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Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
2004 Game Results
05/10 Diamondbacks 12, Mets 8 Baldwin (L, 0-1)
05/11 Diamondbacks 9, Mets 5 Leiter (L, 1-2)
05/12 Mets 1, Diamondbacks 0 Glavine (W, 5-2)
05/13 Mets 7, Diamondbacks 4 Seo (W, 2-3)
08/13 Mets 10, Diamondbacks 6 Benson (W, 1-1)
08/14 Mets 4, Diamondbacks 3 Leiter (W, 9-4)
08/15 Diamondbacks 2, Mets 0 Trachsel (L, 10-9)
2004 totals: 4 wins, 3 losses



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