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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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Tom-foolery lets Chisox nab Seaver
New York Daily News, January 21, 1984
Tom Seaver's reunion with the Mets would prove to be short-lived, as a strategic blunder allows him to be plucked away by the Chicago White Sox.
Tags: Frank Cashen, Tom Seaver.


Randomly selected Met Player

Eddie Bressoud
Born: May 2, 1932
at Los Angeles, Cal.
Died: July 13, 2023 at Walnut Creek, Cal.
Bressoud
Years with Mets: 1966

133 games. 10 hr, 49 rbi, 0.225
48 runs, 2 stolen bases


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1996 Game Results
05/03 Cubs 4, Mets 2 Wilson (L, 1-2)
05/04 Mets 7, Cubs 3 Jones (W, 2-1)
05/05 Cubs 5, Mets 4 Dipoto (L, 1-1)
05/10 Mets 2, Cubs 0 Jones (W, 3-1)
05/11 Mets 7, Cubs 6 Henry (W, 2-1)
05/12 Cubs 3, Mets 0 Clark (L, 1-5)
08/05 Cubs 7, Mets 3 Wilson (L, 4-7)
08/06 Cubs 3, Mets 0 Clark (L, 10-9)
08/07 Mets 11, Cubs 7 Dipoto (W, 6-1)
08/12 Cubs 11, Mets 1 Isringhausen (L, 5-13)
08/13 Cubs 3, Mets 2 Harnisch (L, 8-8)
08/14 Mets 8, Cubs 5 Jones (W, 10-7)
1996 totals: 5 wins, 7 losses



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