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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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Frank Thomas was one of the stars of the original 1962 Mets. His 32 home runs that year would remain a Mets season record until it was broken by Dave Kingman in 1975. This is his obituary.
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Jose Iglesias
Born: January 5, 1990
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85 games. 4 hr, 26 rbi, 0.337
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Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1988 Game Results
04/26 Mets 13, Braves 4 Gooden (W, 5-0)
04/27 Mets 5, Braves 2 Cone (W, 2-0)
05/02 Braves 3, Mets 1 Darling (L, 2-2)
05/03 Mets 8, Braves 0 Cone (W, 3-0)
07/14 Mets 9, Braves 8 Leach (W, 3-1)
07/15 Braves 4, Mets 3 Myers (L, 5-1)
07/16 Mets 3, Braves 2 Nunez (W, 1-0)
07/17 Mets 4, Braves 2 Ojeda (W, 7-7)
07/22 Mets 6, Braves 1 Gooden (W, 12-5)
07/22 Mets 5, Braves 1 Cone (W, 10-2)
07/23 Braves 6, Mets 1 Ojeda (L, 7-8)
07/24 Braves 4, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 5-8)
1988 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses



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