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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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Jim Hickman Takes the Bat Off His Shoulder 3 Times
Newsday, September 4, 1965
Jim Hickman becomes the first Met to hit three home runs in a game. Newsday's coverage is rather snarky.
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Joey Lucchesi
Born: June 6, 1993
at Newark, Cal.
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Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1999 Game Results
04/20 Mets 3, Reds 2 Cook (W, 2-0)
04/21 Reds 7, Mets 4 Yoshii (L, 1-2)
04/22 Mets 4, Reds 1 Leiter (W, 1-2)
05/31 Reds 5, Mets 3 Leiter (L, 2-5)
06/01 Reds 4, Mets 0 Hershiser (L, 4-5)
06/02 Reds 8, Mets 7 Franco (L, 0-1)
06/14 Reds 8, Mets 4 McMichael (L, 0-1)
06/15 Mets 11, Reds 3 Reed (W, 4-3)
06/16 Mets 5, Reds 2 Yoshii (W, 6-5)
10/04 Mets 5, Reds 0 Leiter (W, 13-12)
1999 totals: 5 wins, 5 losses



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