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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
Newsday, December 3, 1991
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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Andres Gimenez
Born: September 4, 1998
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
2006 Game Results
07/14 Mets 6, Cubs 3 Trachsel (W, 9-4)
07/15 Cubs 9, Mets 2 Glavine (L, 11-3)
07/16 Mets 13, Cubs 7 Feliciano (W, 3-2)
07/24 Cubs 8, Mets 7 Trachsel (L, 9-5)
07/25 Cubs 8, Mets 6 Glavine (L, 11-4)
07/26 Mets 1, Cubs 0 Heilman (W, 1-3)
2006 totals: 3 wins, 3 losses



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