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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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What's the Deal? Trade for Brewers' Gomez 'will not transpire'
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A deadline deal for Carlos Gomez of the Brewers suddenly falls through. As a result, the Mets would pivot to Yoenis Cespedes, which would prove beneficial.
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Joe Hicks
Born: April 7, 1933
at Ivy, Va.
Died: December 2, 2023 at Charlottesville, Va.
Hicks
Years with Mets: 1963

56 games. 5 hr, 22 rbi, 0.226
16 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1990 Game Results
05/11 Mets 9, Dodgers 4 Gooden (W, 2-3)
05/12 Mets 7, Dodgers 0 Viola (W, 7-0)
05/21 Mets 12, Dodgers 3 Gooden (W, 3-3)
05/22 Mets 8, Dodgers 3 Ojeda (W, 1-2)
08/14 Mets 9, Dodgers 8 Gooden (W, 12-6)
08/14 Dodgers 2, Mets 1 Cone (L, 8-6)
08/15 Dodgers 3, Mets 2 Fernandez (L, 8-9)
08/16 Mets 4, Dodgers 1 Darling (W, 5-7)
08/23 Dodgers 4, Mets 2 Cone (L, 9-7)
08/24 Mets 3, Dodgers 2 Gooden (W, 14-6)
08/25 Dodgers 3, Mets 2 Darling (L, 5-9)
08/26 Dodgers 2, Mets 1 Viola (L, 16-9)
1990 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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