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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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Frankly, Met fans, Cashen blew it
New York Daily News, January 21, 1984
The Daily News' Jack Lang puts the blame for the loss of Tom Seaver to the White Sox directly on Frank Cashen's shoulders.
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