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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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New York Daily News, June 3, 2001
Obituary for Gene Woodling, former player with the Yankees, Orioles, Indians, Senators, and Pirates, who finished his career with the 1962 Mets.
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