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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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Ken MacKenzie
Born: March 10, 1934
at Gore Bay, Ont., Canada
Died: December 14, 2023 at Guilford, Conn.
MacKenzie
Years with Mets: 1962, 1963

76 games. 8 - 5, 4.96
92 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. New York Yankees
2008 Game Results
05/17 Mets 7, Yankees 4 Santana (W, 5-2)
05/18 Mets 11, Yankees 2 Perez (W, 4-3)
06/27 Mets 15, Yankees 6 Pelfrey (W, 5-6)
06/27 Yankees 9, Mets 0 Martinez (L, 2-2)
06/28 Yankees 3, Mets 2 Santana (L, 7-7)
06/29 Mets 3, Yankees 1 Perez (W, 6-5)
2008 totals: 4 wins, 2 losses



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