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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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NL Votes Return to Gotham in '62: Houston Also Included in Expansion
New York Daily News, October 18, 1960
This serves as the official birth announcement of the New York Mets. (And also the Houston Astros.)


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Frank Taveras
Born: December 24, 1949
at Las Matas De Santa Cru, Dominican Republic
Taveras
Years with Mets: 1979 - 1981

378 games. 1 hr, 69 rbi, 0.263
184 runs, 90 stolen bases


Mets vs. San Diego Padres
1998 Game Results
05/11 Padres 2, Mets 1 Leiter (L, 3-2)
05/13 Mets 4, Padres 3 Jones (W, 2-3)
05/14 Padres 3, Mets 1 Cook (L, 2-2)
05/14 Padres 6, Mets 2 McMichael (L, 1-1)
07/28 Mets 7, Padres 3 Nomo (W, 3-1)
07/29 Mets 7, Padres 6 Rojas (W, 4-2)
07/30 Padres 3, Mets 1 Cook (L, 6-4)
09/01 Padres 9, Mets 8 Wendell (L, 4-1)
09/02 Mets 4, Padres 1 Reynoso (W, 6-1)
1998 totals: 4 wins, 5 losses



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