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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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Some Harsh Sentences for a Season
Newsday, October 1, 1978
At the end of the 1978 season, Newsday asked each Met for a brief comment. Elliott Maddox and Sergio Ferrer are among those who made notable remarks.
Tags: Sergio Ferrer, Jerry Koosman, Ed Kranepool, Elliott Maddox, Willie Montanez, Paul Siebert.


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Carlos Gomez
Born: December 4, 1985
at Santiago, Dominican Republic
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92 games. 5 hr, 22 rbi, 0.218
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Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1987 Game Results
05/15 Mets 8, Giants 3 Fernandez (W, 5-2)
05/16 Giants 5, Mets 4 Innis (L, 0-1)
05/17 Mets 6, Giants 4 Cone (W, 2-2)
05/25 Mets 8, Giants 7 Leach (W, 2-0)
05/26 Mets 3, Giants 2 Sisk (W, 1-0)
05/27 Mets 4, Giants 3 McDowell (W, 2-1)
08/18 Mets 7, Giants 2 Gooden (W, 10-4)
08/19 Giants 10, Mets 6 McDowell (L, 7-5)
08/20 Mets 7, Giants 4 Cone (W, 3-2)
08/28 Mets 4, Giants 0 Gooden (W, 12-4)
08/29 Giants 9, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 10-8)
08/30 Mets 5, Giants 3 Aguilera (W, 6-2)
1987 totals: 9 wins, 3 losses



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