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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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Newsday, June 7, 1968
Giants owner Horace Stoneham wanted to play, but the Mets voted to cancel a scheduled game in San Francisco to honor the memory of recently assassinated Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
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