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Today is May 17

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New York Mets released Yogi Berra on May 17, 1965.

New York Mets released Raul Gonzalez on May 17, 2004.

New York Mets released Frank Catalanotto on May 17, 2010.

Houston Astros signed Kyle Farnsworth of the New York Mets as a free agent on May 17, 2014.

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Pete Rose: A Professional Player All the Way
New York Daily News, October 11, 1973
After the legendary dustup between Bud Harrelson and Pete Rose, M. Donald Grant of the Mets and Bob Howsam of the Reds tried to arrange a home-plate handshake between the two players. Harrelson reluctantly agreed, but Rose nixed the idea.
Tags: M. Donald Grant, Bud Harrelson.


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Richie Hebner
Born: November 26, 1947
at Boston, Mass.
Hebner
Years with Mets: 1979

136 games. 10 hr, 79 rbi, 0.268
54 runs, 3 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Diego Padres
1989 Game Results
05/12 Padres 4, Mets 3 McDowell (L, 0-1)
05/13 Mets 4, Padres 3 Myers (W, 3-1)
05/14 Mets 2, Padres 1 McDowell (W, 1-1)
05/23 Padres 3, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 6-2)
05/24 Mets 3, Padres 0 Darling (W, 3-3)
05/25 Padres 2, Mets 1 Cone (L, 3-3)
08/15 Mets 3, Padres 2 Musselman (W, 3-2)
08/16 Mets 7, Padres 2 Darling (W, 11-9)
08/17 Padres 6, Mets 2 Viola (L, 1-2)
08/25 Padres 5, Mets 3 Myers (L, 6-4)
08/26 Padres 9, Mets 4 Darling (L, 12-10)
08/27 Padres 13, Mets 7 Mitchell (L, 0-1)
1989 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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