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Today is May 5

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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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Fearless in End
New York Daily News, June 15, 2017
Obituary of Jimmy Piersall, author of Fear Strikes Out and the Met who celebrated his 100th home run by running backwards around the bases. (He still went counter-clockwise, but he was facing in the opposite direction.)
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Desi Relaford
Born: September 16, 1973
at Valdosta, Ga.
Relaford
Years with Mets: 2001

120 games. 8 hr, 36 rbi, 0.302
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Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
2012 Game Results
05/04 Diamondbacks 5, Mets 4 Rauch (L, 3-1)
05/05 Mets 4, Diamondbacks 3 Santana (W, 1-2)
05/06 Mets 3, Diamondbacks 1 Dickey (W, 4-1)
07/26 Mets 3, Diamondbacks 1 Harvey (W, 1-0)
07/27 Diamondbacks 11, Mets 5 Niese (L, 7-5)
07/28 Diamondbacks 6, Mets 3 Young (L, 2-5)
07/29 Mets 5, Diamondbacks 1 Dickey (W, 14-2)
2012 totals: 4 wins, 3 losses



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