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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 get Pirates' Taveras for Foli
New York Daily News, April 20, 1979
An exchange of shortstops between the Mets and the Pirates. The Mets get Frank Taveras, the Pirates get Tim Foli.
Tags: Tim Foli, Frank Taveras.


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Sam Haggerty
Born: May 26, 1994
at Phoenix, Ariz.
Haggerty
Years with Mets: 2019

11 games. 0 hr, 0 rbi, 0.000
2 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1989 Game Results
05/15 Dodgers 3, Mets 1 McDowell (L, 1-2)
05/17 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 Aguilera (L, 1-1)
05/18 Mets 5, Dodgers 3 Gooden (W, 6-1)
05/26 Mets 8, Dodgers 2 Ojeda (W, 2-5)
05/27 Dodgers 2, Mets 1 Fernandez (L, 4-2)
05/28 Dodgers 4, Mets 3 McDowell (L, 1-4)
08/18 Mets 3, Dodgers 2 Cone (W, 11-5)
08/19 Mets 4, Dodgers 1 Ojeda (W, 10-9)
08/20 Dodgers 5, Mets 4 Aase (L, 1-4)
08/28 Mets 1, Dodgers 0 Viola (W, 2-3)
08/29 Mets 2, Dodgers 1 Cone (W, 12-6)
08/30 Mets 9, Dodgers 3 Fernandez (W, 10-3)
1989 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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