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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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Newsday, August 24, 1964
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Tyrone Taylor
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Mets vs. Colorado Rockies
2000 Game Results
04/28 Rockies 12, Mets 5 Hampton (L, 2-4)
04/29 Mets 13, Rockies 6 Reed (W, 3-0)
04/30 Mets 14, Rockies 11 Leiter (W, 2-0)
05/16 Rockies 4, Mets 3 Wendell (L, 2-2)
05/17 Mets 4, Rockies 2 Leiter (W, 5-0)
08/15 Mets 7, Rockies 5 Cook (W, 6-2)
08/15 Mets 4, Rockies 3 Jones (W, 8-5)
08/16 Rockies 7, Mets 5 Rusch (L, 8-10)
08/17 Mets 13, Rockies 2 Wendell (W, 5-4)
2000 totals: 6 wins, 3 losses



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