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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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Mule Name Nettles Mets' Fans
Daily Record (Morris County, NJ), July 9, 1979
Sports columnist Steve Caulk reacts to the announcement that the Mets' mule mascot will be named "Mettle".


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Dick Smith
Born: May 17, 1939
at Lebanon, Ore.
Died: February 19, 2012 at Medford, Ore.
Smith
Years with Mets: 1963, 1964

66 games. 0 hr, 6 rbi, 0.228
18 runs, 9 stolen bases


Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
2006 Game Results
04/17 Mets 4, Braves 3 Martinez (W, 3-0)
04/18 Braves 7, Mets 1 Zambrano (L, 1-1)
04/19 Braves 2, Mets 1 Glavine (L, 2-1)
04/28 Mets 5, Braves 2 Martinez (W, 5-0)
04/29 Mets 1, Braves 0 Glavine (W, 3-2)
04/30 Braves 8, Mets 5 Trachsel (L, 2-2)
05/05 Mets 8, Braves 7 Julio (W, 1-1)
05/06 Mets 6, Braves 5 Fortunato (W, 1-0)
05/07 Braves 13, Mets 3 Lima (L, 0-1)
07/28 Mets 6, Braves 4 Martinez (W, 8-4)
07/29 Mets 11, Braves 3 Hernandez (W, 5-4)
07/30 Mets 10, Braves 6 Oliver (W, 4-0)
09/04 Braves 5, Mets 0 Trachsel (L, 14-6)
09/06 Mets 4, Braves 1 Williams (W, 3-0)
09/06 Mets 8, Braves 0 Perez (W, 1-1)
09/26 Braves 12, Mets 0 Perez (L, 1-3)
09/27 Braves 13, Mets 1 Martinez (L, 9-8)
09/28 Mets 7, Braves 4 Hernandez (W, 9-7)
2006 totals: 11 wins, 7 losses



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