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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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Mets Deliver a Hot Piazza; Nab All-Star catcher for 3 prospects
New York Daily News, May 23, 1998
One of the more successful trades in Mets history brought future Hall-of-Fame catcher Mike Piazza to the Mets after he had played a handful of games for the Marlins.
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Jay Payton
Born: November 22, 1972
at Zanesville, O.
Payton
Years with Mets: 1998 - 2002

368 games. 33 hr, 128 rbi, 0.278
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Mets vs. Montreal Expos
1986 Game Results
06/16 Mets 4, Expos 1 Sisk (W, 1-1)
06/17 Expos 4, Mets 2 Berenyi (L, 2-1)
06/18 Expos 7, Mets 4 Gooden (L, 8-3)
06/23 Expos 5, Mets 4 Orosco (L, 3-4)
06/24 Expos 6, Mets 2 Berenyi (L, 2-2)
06/25 Mets 5, Expos 2 Fernandez (W, 9-2)
08/01 Mets 3, Expos 1 Gooden (W, 11-4)
08/02 Mets 4, Expos 1 Aguilera (W, 5-3)
08/03 Mets 4, Expos 3 McDowell (W, 9-5)
08/08 Expos 5, Mets 3 Ojeda (L, 12-3)
08/09 Mets 10, Expos 8 McDowell (W, 11-6)
08/10 Mets 7, Expos 2 Fernandez (W, 13-4)
09/08 Expos 9, Mets 1 Ojeda (L, 16-5)
09/09 Expos 9, Mets 7 Orosco (L, 6-6)
09/10 Mets 6, Expos 1 Darling (W, 13-5)
09/30 Expos 1, Mets 0 Darling (L, 14-6)
10/01 Mets 6, Expos 4 Orosco (W, 8-6)
10/02 Mets 8, Expos 2 Gooden (W, 17-6)
1986 totals: 10 wins, 8 losses



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