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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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Met players glad to have latest mate
New York Daily News, February 12, 1982
George Foster is a Met, and his new teammates are looking forward to big things. Plus, a Bill Gallo cartoon that addresses Foster's warning to LaGuardia airplane traffic.
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Mike Piazza
Born: September 4, 1968
at Norristown, Pa.
Piazza
Years with Mets: 1998 - 2005

972 games. 220 hr, 655 rbi, 0.296
532 runs, 7 stolen bases


Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1998 Game Results
07/03 Braves 3, Mets 2 Bohanon (L, 2-4)
07/04 Braves 4, Mets 1 Yoshii (L, 4-4)
07/05 Braves 3, Mets 2 Franco (L, 0-2)
07/14 Braves 4, Mets 2 Jones (L, 7-6)
07/15 Braves 12, Mets 1 Yoshii (L, 4-5)
09/04 Mets 2, Braves 1 Leiter (W, 14-5)
09/05 Mets 5, Braves 4 Wendell (W, 5-1)
09/06 Braves 4, Mets 0 Reed (L, 16-9)
09/07 Mets 8, Braves 7 McMichael (W, 3-3)
09/25 Braves 6, Mets 5 Reed (L, 16-11)
09/26 Braves 4, Mets 0 Leiter (L, 17-6)
09/27 Braves 7, Mets 2 Reynoso (L, 7-3)
1998 totals: 3 wins, 9 losses



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