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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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Who Will Mets Get Next? Khrushchev?
Newsday, November 24, 1964
Newsday columnist Stan Isaacs is harshly critical of the Mets acquisition of Warren Spahn. The reference to Nikita Khrushchev in the headline may have made a lot more sense in 1964 than it does now.
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Phil Lombardi
Born: February 20, 1963
at Abilene, Tex.
Died: May 20, 2021 at Northridge, Cal.
Lombardi
Years with Mets: 1989

18 games. 1 hr, 3 rbi, 0.229
4 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
2006 Game Results
05/29 Mets 8, Diamondbacks 7 Sanchez (W, 2-0)
05/30 Diamondbacks 7, Mets 2 Soler (L, 0-1)
05/31 Mets 1, Diamondbacks 0 Sanchez (W, 3-0)
06/08 Mets 7, Diamondbacks 1 Hernandez (W, 2-1)
06/09 Mets 10, Diamondbacks 6 Trachsel (W, 3-4)
06/10 Mets 5, Diamondbacks 0 Soler (W, 2-1)
06/11 Mets 15, Diamondbacks 2 Martinez (W, 6-2)
2006 totals: 6 wins, 1 loss



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