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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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New York Daily News, June 15, 2017
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Jim Gosger
Born: November 6, 1942
at Port Huron, Mich.
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Years with Mets: 1969, 1973, 1974

74 games. 0 hr, 11 rbi, 0.193
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All-Time Mets Leaders
Home Runs
1. Darryl Strawberry 252 Strawberry
2. David Wright 242
3. Pete Alonso 234
4. Mike Piazza 220
5. Howard Johnson 192
6. Dave Kingman 154 Wright
7. Carlos Beltran 149
8. Michael Conforto 132
9. Lucas Duda 125
10. Todd Hundley 124



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