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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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Mule Name Nettles Mets' Fans
Daily Record (Morris County, NJ), July 9, 1979
Sports columnist Steve Caulk reacts to the announcement that the Mets' mule mascot will be named "Mettle".


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Tom Hausman
Born: March 31, 1953
at Mobridge, S.D.
Died: January 16, 2019 at Las Vegas, Nev.
Hausman
Years with Mets: 1978 - 1982

125 games. 12 - 17, 3.66
131 strikeouts, 3 saves


Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
2006 Game Results
05/03 Mets 4, Pirates 3 Bradford (W, 1-1)
05/04 Mets 6, Pirates 0 Glavine (W, 4-2)
07/03 Pirates 11, Mets 1 Maine (L, 0-2)
07/04 Mets 7, Pirates 6 Sanchez (W, 5-0)
07/05 Mets 5, Pirates 0 Hernandez (W, 3-4)
07/06 Mets 7, Pirates 5 Trachsel (W, 8-4)
09/15 Pirates 5, Mets 3 Martinez (L, 9-6)
09/16 Pirates 3, Mets 2 Heilman (L, 4-5)
09/17 Pirates 3, Mets 0 Maine (L, 5-5)
2006 totals: 5 wins, 4 losses



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