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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 Vote, Reject Giants Game
Newsday, June 7, 1968
Giants owner Horace Stoneham wanted to play, but the Mets voted to cancel a scheduled game in San Francisco to honor the memory of recently assassinated Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Tags: Ed Charles, M. Donald Grant, Gil Hodges, Ed Kranepool.


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Frank Taveras
Born: December 24, 1949
at Las Matas De Santa Cru, Dominican Republic
Taveras
Years with Mets: 1979 - 1981

378 games. 1 hr, 69 rbi, 0.263
184 runs, 90 stolen bases


Mets vs. Baltimore Orioles
2000 Game Results
06/05 Orioles 4, Mets 2 Hampton (L, 6-5)
06/07 Mets 11, Orioles 3 Mahomes (W, 2-1)
06/08 Mets 8, Orioles 7 Cook (W, 5-2)
2000 totals: 2 wins, 1 loss



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