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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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Mets get Pirates' Taveras for Foli
New York Daily News, April 20, 1979
An exchange of shortstops between the Mets and the Pirates. The Mets get Frank Taveras, the Pirates get Tim Foli.
Tags: Tim Foli, Frank Taveras.


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Gary Rajsich
Born: October 28, 1954
at Youngstown, O.
Rajsich
Years with Mets: 1982, 1983

91 games. 3 hr, 15 rbi, 0.273
22 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1987 Game Results
05/05 Reds 2, Mets 0 Fernandez (L, 4-2)
05/06 Mets 3, Reds 2 Aguilera (W, 3-1)
05/11 Reds 12, Mets 2 Aguilera (L, 3-2)
05/12 Mets 6, Reds 2 Cone (W, 1-2)
07/02 Mets 5, Reds 0 Leach (W, 7-0)
07/03 Reds 8, Mets 3 Darling (L, 2-6)
07/04 Reds 7, Mets 3 Mitchell (L, 1-2)
07/05 Reds 7, Mets 5 Gooden (L, 5-2)
07/16 Mets 9, Reds 0 Gooden (W, 7-2)
07/17 Reds 5, Mets 2 Darling (L, 4-7)
07/18 Reds 7, Mets 3 Fernandez (L, 9-6)
07/19 Mets 6, Reds 5 Orosco (W, 2-6)
1987 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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