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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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Eddie Bressoud
Born: May 2, 1932
at Los Angeles, Cal.
Died: July 13, 2023 at Walnut Creek, Cal.
Bressoud
Years with Mets: 1966

133 games. 10 hr, 49 rbi, 0.225
48 runs, 2 stolen bases


Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
2008 Game Results
05/02 Mets 7, Diamondbacks 2 Maine (W, 3-2)
05/03 Diamondbacks 10, Mets 4 Pelfrey (L, 2-2)
05/04 Mets 5, Diamondbacks 2 Sosa (W, 4-1)
06/10 Diamondbacks 9, Mets 5 Smith (L, 0-1)
06/11 Mets 5, Diamondbacks 3 Vargas (W, 3-2)
06/12 Diamondbacks 5, Mets 4 Heilman (L, 0-3)
2008 totals: 3 wins, 3 losses



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