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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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Felix Mantilla
Born: July 29, 1934
at Isabela, P.R.
Died: January 10, 2025
Mantilla
Years with Mets: 1962

141 games. 11 hr, 59 rbi, 0.275
54 runs, 3 stolen bases


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1989 Game Results
05/03 Reds 6, Mets 4 Fernandez (L, 3-1)
05/04 Mets 3, Reds 2 Myers (W, 2-1)
05/08 Reds 3, Mets 0 Ojeda (L, 1-4)
05/09 Mets 3, Reds 1 Fernandez (W, 4-1)
05/10 Mets 11, Reds 4 Darling (W, 2-3)
06/30 Mets 11, Reds 1 Darling (W, 6-5)
07/01 Reds 6, Mets 2 Gooden (L, 9-4)
07/02 Mets 7, Reds 2 Fernandez (W, 6-2)
07/06 Reds 10, Mets 2 West (L, 0-1)
07/07 Mets 7, Reds 1 Fernandez (W, 7-2)
07/08 Mets 8, Reds 3 Cone (W, 6-5)
07/09 Mets 6, Reds 3 Aguilera (W, 4-3)
1989 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses



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