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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 Bonilla for $29M; How Deal Was Done; Return of the Native
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Before Bobby Bonilla became the ex-player who would get a big check every July, he was a major free-agent signing for the Mets. Marty Noble, Joe Gergen, and Tom Verducci were all over the story for Newsday.
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Tom Sturdivant
Born: April 28, 1930
at Gordon, Kan.
Died: February 28, 2009 at Oklahoma City, Okla.
Sturdivant
Years with Mets: 1964

16 games. 0 - 0, 5.97
18 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Colorado Rockies
1994 Game Results
05/30 Rockies 12, Mets 2 Gozzo (L, 2-2)
05/31 Rockies 3, Mets 2 Linton (L, 4-2)
06/01 Rockies 4, Mets 3 Smith (L, 3-6)
06/06 Mets 11, Rockies 3 Linton (W, 5-2)
06/07 Rockies 10, Mets 8 Mason (L, 1-2)
06/08 Rockies 5, Mets 4 Saberhagen (L, 6-3)
1994 totals: 1 win, 5 losses



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