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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Young Idea: Some Present for New York Fans
New York Daily News, May 12, 1972
Dick Young approves of the trade that brought Willie Mays to the Mets.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Jose Moreno
Born: November 1, 1957
at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Died: September 6, 2019 at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Moreno
Years with Mets: 1980

37 games. 2 hr, 9 rbi, 0.196
6 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
2008 Game Results
04/21 Cubs 7, Mets 1 Maine (L, 1-2)
04/22 Cubs 8, Mets 1 Figueroa (L, 1-1)
09/22 Cubs 9, Mets 5 Niese (L, 1-1)
09/23 Mets 6, Cubs 2 Santana (W, 15-7)
09/24 Cubs 9, Mets 6 Ayala (L, 1-2)
09/25 Mets 7, Cubs 6 Smith (W, 6-3)
2008 totals: 2 wins, 4 losses



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