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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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Don Zimmer
Born: January 17, 1931
at Cincinnati, O.
Died: June 4, 2014 at Dunedin, Fla.
Zimmer
Years with Mets: 1962

14 games. 0 hr, 1 rbi, 0.077
3 runs, 0 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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