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New York Mets released Bartolome Fortunato on May 21, 2006.

New York Yankees signed Rene Rivera of the New York Mets as a free agent on May 21, 2010.

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The Yale Man Passes Toughest Test of Career
Newsday, October 2, 1985
Newsday's Steve Jacobson salutes Ron Darling after he came through for the Mets in the first of three do-or-die games that the Mets would play in St. Louis as they battled the Cardinals for the division title in October 1985. Plus: Dwight Gooden says he had wanted to start that game.
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Wally Backman
Born: September 22, 1959
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Years with Mets: 1980 - 1988

765 games. 7 hr, 165 rbi, 0.283
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Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
1986 Game Results
04/29 Mets 10, Braves 5 Berenyi (W, 1-0)
04/30 Mets 8, Braves 1 Gooden (W, 4-0)
05/01 Braves 7, Mets 2 Aguilera (L, 0-2)
05/12 Mets 1, Braves 0 McDowell (W, 3-0)
05/13 Braves 6, Mets 3 Aguilera (L, 0-3)
07/10 Mets 5, Braves 1 Ojeda (W, 10-2)
07/11 Mets 11, Braves 0 Fernandez (W, 12-2)
07/12 Mets 10, Braves 1 Aguilera (W, 2-3)
07/13 Mets 2, Braves 0 Darling (W, 9-2)
07/26 Braves 4, Mets 3 McDowell (L, 8-5)
07/26 Braves 8, Mets 5 Fernandez (L, 12-3)
07/27 Mets 5, Braves 1 Aguilera (W, 4-3)
1986 totals: 8 wins, 4 losses



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