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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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Tom Seaver Has Good Pro Start After Controversy and Confusion
Fairbanks Daily News Miner, May 16, 1966
Following up on Tom Seaver, a former pitcher for the Alaska Goldpanners, now pitching for the Mets farm club in Jacksonville.
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