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Today is May 17

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New York Mets released Yogi Berra on May 17, 1965.

New York Mets released Raul Gonzalez on May 17, 2004.

New York Mets released Frank Catalanotto on May 17, 2010.

Houston Astros signed Kyle Farnsworth of the New York Mets as a free agent on May 17, 2014.

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Mets Vote, Reject Giants Game
Newsday, June 7, 1968
Giants owner Horace Stoneham wanted to play, but the Mets voted to cancel a scheduled game in San Francisco to honor the memory of recently assassinated Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Tags: Ed Charles, M. Donald Grant, Gil Hodges, Ed Kranepool.


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Bob Friend
Born: November 24, 1930
at Lafayette, Ind.
Died: February 3, 2019 at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Friend
Years with Mets: 1966

22 games. 5 - 8, 4.40
30 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
2000 Game Results
06/29 Braves 6, Mets 4 Reed (L, 4-2)
06/30 Mets 11, Braves 8 Benitez (W, 2-3)
07/01 Mets 9, Braves 1 Leiter (W, 10-1)
07/02 Braves 10, Mets 2 Rusch (L, 6-6)
07/21 Braves 6, Mets 3 Leiter (L, 10-4)
07/22 Mets 4, Braves 0 Reed (W, 5-2)
07/23 Braves 1, Mets 0 Jones (L, 4-5)
09/18 Braves 6, Mets 3 Hampton (L, 13-10)
09/19 Braves 12, Mets 4 Rusch (L, 10-11)
09/20 Mets 6, Braves 3 Leiter (W, 16-7)
09/26 Braves 7, Mets 1 Leiter (L, 16-8)
09/27 Mets 6, Braves 2 Reed (W, 11-5)
09/28 Mets 8, Braves 2 Jones (W, 11-6)
2000 totals: 6 wins, 7 losses



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