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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' Owner Is a Diamond's Best Friend
Newsday, April 12, 1962
A profile of Joan Payson from Newsday's "Paging Women" feature, a section of the paper for news deemed of interest to women. As we saw with an earlier Newsday profile (from 1959), Newsday refers to her as "Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson" and never mentions her actual name, Joan.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Gene Walter
Born: November 22, 1960
at Chicago, Ill.
Walter
Years with Mets: 1987, 1988

40 games. 1 - 3, 3.47
25 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1962
Opponent W L T Pct.
Chicago Cubs 9 9 0 .500
Milwaukee Braves 6 12 0 .333
Cincinnati Reds 5 13 0 .278
St. Louis Cardinals 5 13 0 .278
Philadelphia Phillies 4 14 0 .222
San Francisco Giants 4 14 0 .222
Houston Colt .45's 3 13 1 .188
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 16 0 .111
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 16 0 .111



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