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Today is May 17

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New York Mets released Yogi Berra on May 17, 1965.

New York Mets released Raul Gonzalez on May 17, 2004.

New York Mets released Frank Catalanotto on May 17, 2010.

Houston Astros signed Kyle Farnsworth of the New York Mets as a free agent on May 17, 2014.

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Phil Lombardi
Born: February 20, 1963
at Abilene, Tex.
Died: May 20, 2021 at Northridge, Cal.
Lombardi
Years with Mets: 1989

18 games. 1 hr, 3 rbi, 0.229
4 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Diego Padres
1998 Game Results
05/11 Padres 2, Mets 1 Leiter (L, 3-2)
05/13 Mets 4, Padres 3 Jones (W, 2-3)
05/14 Padres 3, Mets 1 Cook (L, 2-2)
05/14 Padres 6, Mets 2 McMichael (L, 1-1)
07/28 Mets 7, Padres 3 Nomo (W, 3-1)
07/29 Mets 7, Padres 6 Rojas (W, 4-2)
07/30 Padres 3, Mets 1 Cook (L, 6-4)
09/01 Padres 9, Mets 8 Wendell (L, 4-1)
09/02 Mets 4, Padres 1 Reynoso (W, 6-1)
1998 totals: 4 wins, 5 losses



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