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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 Get 16 Hits Off Marichal but Giants Win, 9-5
New York Daily News, June 16, 1968
In 1968, Juan Marichal pitched a complete-game win over the Mets, giving up 16 hits while doing so. This was clearly an era before pitch counts. At the time the Mets were approaching a .500 record for the first time in their history, and Bill Gallo has a strange cartoon of Gil Hodges wearing a hideous necktie.
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Justin Wilson
Born: August 18, 1987
at Anaheim, Cal.
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Years with Mets: 2019, 2020

68 games. 6 - 3, 2.91
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
2007 Game Results
05/14 Mets 5, Cubs 4 Heilman (W, 4-2)
05/15 Cubs 10, Mets 1 Maine (L, 5-1)
05/16 Mets 8, Cubs 1 Sosa (W, 3-0)
05/17 Mets 6, Cubs 5 Burgos (W, 1-0)
08/03 Mets 6, Cubs 2 Mota (W, 1-0)
08/04 Cubs 6, Mets 2 Maine (L, 12-6)
08/05 Mets 8, Cubs 3 Glavine (W, 10-6)
2007 totals: 5 wins, 2 losses



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