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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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Gil Is Back: 'It Will Be a Little Strange'
Newsday, October 11, 1961
After being selected in the expansion draft by the Mets, Gil Hodges is returning to New York.
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