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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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The Tennessean, August 27, 1967
Tennessee sportswriter Bud Burns expresses surprise that the "hapless expansion" Mets (in their sixth season) have a quality player in Bud Harrelson. Burns doesn't seem to appreciate defensive skills. He says that Harrelson's "lowly" batting average "overshadows anything else he had ever done."
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Bill Sudakis
Born: March 27, 1946
at Joliet, Ill.
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Years with Mets: 1972

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1. John Franco 695 Franco
2. Pedro Feliciano 484
3. Jeurys Familia 469
4. Tom Seaver 401
5. Jerry Koosman 376
6. Jesse Orosco 372 Feliciano
7. Tug McGraw 361
8. Armando Benitez 333
9. Bobby Parnell 329
10. Dwight Gooden 305
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