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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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Redmen Steal No-Hitter From Yale
Newsday, May 22, 1981
Some have called it the greatest pitching duel in the history of college baseball, and both pitches were future Mets: Frank Viola for St. John's and Ron Darling for Yale.
Tags: Ron Darling, Frank Viola.


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Jeff Kaiser
Born: July 24, 1960
at Wyandotte, Mich.
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1988 Game Results
06/02 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Myers (W, 4-0)
06/03 Cubs 5, Mets 0 Ojeda (L, 4-5)
06/04 Mets 6, Cubs 5 Innis (W, 1-1)
06/05 Mets 11, Cubs 3 Gooden (W, 9-1)
06/23 Cubs 4, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 3-6)
06/24 Mets 8, Cubs 3 Cone (W, 9-1)
06/25 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Aguilera (L, 0-3)
06/26 Cubs 6, Mets 3 Darling (L, 8-5)
08/02 Mets 3, Cubs 1 Cone (W, 11-2)
08/03 Cubs 3, Mets 1 Ojeda (L, 8-9)
08/04 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Fernandez (L, 6-9)
08/09 Cubs 6, Mets 4 Fernandez (L, 6-10)
08/10 Cubs 6, Mets 5 Darling (L, 12-8)
08/11 Mets 9, Cubs 6 Leach (W, 5-1)
09/07 Cubs 9, Mets 8 McDowell (L, 5-4)
09/08 Mets 13, Cubs 6 Gooden (W, 17-6)
09/14 Mets 3, Cubs 1 Fernandez (W, 9-10)
09/15 Mets 4, Cubs 1 Cone (W, 17-3)
1988 totals: 9 wins, 9 losses



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