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Today is May 5

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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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Pete Rose: A Professional Player All the Way
New York Daily News, October 11, 1973
After the legendary dustup between Bud Harrelson and Pete Rose, M. Donald Grant of the Mets and Bob Howsam of the Reds tried to arrange a home-plate handshake between the two players. Harrelson reluctantly agreed, but Rose nixed the idea.
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Mark Vientos
Born: December 11, 1999
at Pembroke Pines, Fla.
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Years with Mets: 2022 - 2025

221 games. 41 hr, 111 rbi, 0.237
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Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1964 Game Results
04/23 Cubs 5, Mets 1 Stallard (L, 0-2)
05/26 Mets 19, Cubs 1 Fisher (W, 2-3)
05/27 Cubs 7, Mets 1 Jackson (L, 3-6)
05/28 Cubs 2, Mets 0 Cisco (L, 2-4)
06/09 Mets 6, Cubs 5 Bearnarth (W, 4-3)
06/09 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Cisco (L, 3-6)
06/10 Mets 8, Cubs 3 Fisher (W, 4-4)
06/11 Cubs 6, Mets 3 Wakefield (L, 1-2)
07/14 Cubs 4, Mets 2 Jackson (L, 5-11)
07/15 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Fisher (L, 5-9)
07/16 Cubs 11, Mets 1 Stallard (L, 5-12)
08/21 Mets 7, Cubs 0 Fisher (W, 9-15)
08/22 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Kroll (L, 0-1)
08/23 Mets 2, Cubs 1 Hunter (W, 2-1)
08/23 Mets 5, Cubs 4 Hunter (W, 3-1)
08/28 Mets 12, Cubs 10 Jackson (W, 8-13)
08/29 Cubs 4, Mets 3 Cisco (L, 5-14)
08/30 Cubs 7, Mets 3 Ribant (L, 1-2)
1964 totals: 7 wins, 11 losses



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