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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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Bill Short
Born: November 27, 1937
at Kingston, N.Y.
Died: February 2, 2022 at Sarasota, Fla.
Short
Years with Mets: 1968

34 games. 0 - 3, 4.85
24 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. San Diego Padres
2002 Game Results
05/16 Mets 3, Padres 1 Leiter (W, 5-2)
05/17 Mets 13, Padres 4 Trachsel (W, 3-4)
05/18 Mets 5, Padres 2 Estes (W, 2-4)
05/19 Padres 4, Mets 3 Strickland (L, 2-2)
08/13 Padres 7, Mets 2 Trachsel (L, 8-8)
08/14 Padres 6, Mets 2 Leiter (L, 10-9)
08/15 Padres 5, Mets 3 Thomson (L, 0-2)
2002 totals: 3 wins, 4 losses



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