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Today is May 17

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New York Mets released Yogi Berra on May 17, 1965.

New York Mets released Raul Gonzalez on May 17, 2004.

New York Mets released Frank Catalanotto on May 17, 2010.

Houston Astros signed Kyle Farnsworth of the New York Mets as a free agent on May 17, 2014.

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Randomly selected Met Player

Al Jackson
Born: December 25, 1935
at Waco, Tex.
Died: August 19, 2019 at Port St. Luci, Fla.
Jackson
Years with Mets: 1962 - 1965, 1968, 1969

184 games. 43 - 80, 4.26
561 strikeouts, 0 saves


Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds
1982 Game Results
05/17 Reds 7, Mets 2 Falcone (L, 3-1)
05/18 Mets 7, Reds 4 Jones (W, 5-2)
05/19 Mets 4, Reds 2 Zachry (W, 3-1)
06/04 Reds 8, Mets 3 Scott (L, 4-5)
06/05 Reds 6, Mets 2 Puleo (L, 5-3)
06/06 Mets 6, Reds 3 Swan (W, 4-1)
08/17 Reds 9, Mets 2 Ownbey (L, 0-1)
08/18 Reds 7, Mets 6 Scott (L, 7-10)
08/19 Reds 3, Mets 1 Hausman (L, 1-1)
09/03 Reds 1, Mets 0 Ownbey (L, 0-2)
09/04 Mets 3, Reds 2 Swan (W, 8-6)
09/05 Mets 10, Reds 2 Lynch (W, 3-6)
1982 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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