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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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Former Boston Braves great dies
Palm Beach Post, April 15, 2008
After his playing career, Tommy Holmes worked for the Mets. He was on hand at Shea when Pete Rose broke his National League hitting streak record. This is his obituary.
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Daniel Vogelbach
Born: December 17, 1992
at Orlando, Fla.
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Years with Mets: 2022, 2023

159 games. 19 hr, 73 rbi, 0.241
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Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1997 Game Results
04/25 Expos 4, Mets 1 Jones (L, 3-2)
04/26 Expos 8, Mets 1 Mlicki (L, 0-2)
04/27 Mets 5, Expos 3 McMichael (W, 1-2)
05/26 Mets 4, Expos 3 Lidle (W, 3-0)
05/27 Expos 5, Mets 4 Clark (L, 5-3)
05/28 Mets 7, Expos 0 Jones (W, 9-2)
06/02 Expos 10, Mets 0 Clark (L, 5-4)
06/03 Mets 2, Expos 1 Jones (W, 10-2)
09/11 Mets 9, Expos 5 Reed (W, 12-8)
09/12 Expos 3, Mets 2 Crawford (L, 2-2)
09/13 Mets 9, Expos 6 Franco (W, 5-3)
09/14 Mets 1, Expos 0 Mlicki (W, 8-11)
1997 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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