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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' $1.8M Buy Hodges, Chacon, Zimmer, 19 Others
New York Daily News, October 11, 1961
The Mets have selected 22 players in the expansion draft, highlighted by former Brooklyn Dodger Gil Hodges.
Tags: Elio Chacon, Gil Hodges, Don Zimmer.


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Jose Cardenal
Born: October 7, 1943
at Matanzas, Cuba
Cardenal
Years with Mets: 1979, 1980

37 games. 2 hr, 8 rbi, 0.228
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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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