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Today is May 5

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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

Mets Remain Alive: Score 3 in 10th after Sox get 2, force 7th game
Newsday, October 26, 1986
An especially dull headline for such a momentous game. (This article was clearly written for an early edition while the game was in progress, so we'll cut Newsday some slack here.)
Tags: Bob Ojeda.


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Tug McGraw
Born: August 30, 1944
at Martinez, Cal.
Died: January 5, 2004 at Nashville, Tenn.
McGraw
Years with Mets: 1965 - 1967, 1969 - 1974

361 games. 47 - 55, 3.17
618 strikeouts, 85 saves


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