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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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Voice Of The Fan: Met Fan Speaks
New Jersey Record (Bergen, NJ), April 25, 1962
Two very early Mets fans, Vinny Galasso and Tom Rossetti, write to their local newspaper to say they'd rather cheer for a losing Mets team than a winning Yankees team.


Randomly selected Met Player

Chris Cannizzaro
Born: May 3, 1938
at Oakland, Cal.
Died: December 29, 2016 at San Diego, Cal.
Cannizzaro
Years with Mets: 1962 - 1965

249 games. 0 hr, 30 rbi, 0.236
41 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1975 Game Results
05/09 Reds 4, Mets 3 Tate (L, 1-2)
05/10 Reds 7, Mets 1 Webb (L, 0-2)
05/11 Mets 3, Reds 2 Seaver (W, 4-3)
05/20 Mets 6, Reds 2 Koosman (W, 4-1)
05/21 Reds 11, Mets 4 Seaver (L, 5-4)
07/11 Reds 4, Mets 3 Matlack (L, 10-7)
07/11 Reds 4, Mets 1 Tate (L, 3-8)
07/12 Reds 3, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 8-7)
07/13 Reds 5, Mets 3 Seaver (L, 13-5)
07/22 Mets 3, Reds 1 Koosman (W, 9-7)
07/23 Mets 5, Reds 2 Matlack (W, 11-8)
07/24 Reds 2, Mets 1 Seaver (L, 14-6)
1975 totals: 4 wins, 8 losses



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