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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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Umpires disturb mild Bud Harrelson
New Jersey Record (Bergen, NJ), July 7, 1972
A tough loss to the Padres has Bud Harrelson fuming over some umpiring calls. He vows to no longer be a "nice guy".
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Jared Hughes
Born: July 4, 1985
at Stanford, Conn.
Hughes
Years with Mets: 2020

18 games. 1 - 2, 4.84
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Mets vs. San Francisco Giants
1971 Game Results
05/31 Giants 2, Mets 1 Koosman (L, 3-3)
06/01 Mets 5, Giants 4 Gentry (W, 4-4)
06/02 Mets 5, Giants 2 Williams (W, 1-1)
06/11 Giants 3, Mets 2 McGraw (L, 3-3)
06/12 Giants 5, Mets 1 Sadecki (L, 2-2)
06/13 Mets 5, Giants 4 McGraw (W, 4-3)
08/13 Giants 7, Mets 3 Sadecki (L, 5-4)
08/14 Giants 6, Mets 5 McGraw (L, 8-4)
08/15 Giants 6, Mets 1 McAndrew (L, 0-4)
08/23 Giants 5, Mets 4 McAndrew (L, 0-5)
08/24 Giants 3, Mets 2 Sadecki (L, 5-5)
08/25 Mets 5, Giants 1 Koosman (W, 5-8)
1971 totals: 4 wins, 8 losses



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