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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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Voice Of The Fan: Met Fan Speaks
New Jersey Record (Bergen, NJ), April 25, 1962
Two very early Mets fans, Vinny Galasso and Tom Rossetti, write to their local newspaper to say they'd rather cheer for a losing Mets team than a winning Yankees team.


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Orel Hershiser
Born: September 16, 1958
at Buffalo, N.Y.
Hershiser
Years with Mets: 1999

32 games. 13 - 12, 4.58
89 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Boston Red Sox
1997 Game Results
06/13 Red Sox 8, Mets 4 Reed (L, 4-4)
06/14 Mets 5, Red Sox 2 Clark (W, 6-4)
06/15 Red Sox 10, Mets 1 Jones (L, 11-3)
1997 totals: 1 win, 2 losses



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