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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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An Indoor-Outdoor Stadium Could Seat 160,000 -- And Pay
New York Daily News, October 6, 1941
Citi Field is where it is because that's where Shea Stadium was. And Shea was where it was because of plans that go all the way back to 1941, as we see in this article.


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Gary Sheffield
Born: November 18, 1968
at Tampa, Fla.
Sheffield
Years with Mets: 2009

100 games. 10 hr, 43 rbi, 0.276
44 runs, 2 stolen bases


Mets vs. Milwaukee Brewers
1998 Game Results
04/10 Brewers 5, Mets 3 Mlicki (L, 0-1)
04/11 Mets 2, Brewers 1 Cook (W, 1-0)
04/12 Mets 6, Brewers 4 Wendell (W, 3-0)
05/22 Mets 3, Brewers 2 Reed (W, 5-2)
05/23 Mets 3, Brewers 0 Leiter (W, 4-3)
05/24 Mets 8, Brewers 3 Jones (W, 4-3)
07/22 Mets 7, Brewers 5 Cook (W, 5-3)
07/22 Mets 6, Brewers 1 Nomo (W, 2-1)
07/23 Mets 6, Brewers 5 McMichael (W, 2-2)
1998 totals: 8 wins, 1 loss



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