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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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Mets Win! Give Pirates Hook, 9-1
New York Daily News, April 24, 1962
The Mets, behind the pitching of Jay Hook, win their first-ever regular season game. Featuring a cartoon by Bruce Stark and a sidebar article with comments by Branch Rickey.
Tags: Jay Hook, Joan Payson.


Randomly selected Met Player

Elio Chacon
Born: October 26, 1936
at Caracas, Venezuela
Died: April 24, 1992 at Caracas, Venezuela
Chacon
Years with Mets: 1962

118 games. 2 hr, 27 rbi, 0.236
49 runs, 12 stolen bases


Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
1992 Game Results
05/08 Mets 4, Dodgers 3 Innis (W, 4-1)
05/09 Mets 5, Dodgers 2 Franco (W, 3-0)
05/10 Mets 3, Dodgers 0 Fernandez (W, 2-3)
05/15 Mets 4, Dodgers 1 Saberhagen (W, 3-2)
05/16 Dodgers 2, Mets 0 Fernandez (L, 2-4)
05/17 Dodgers 6, Mets 3 Young (L, 2-3)
07/20 Dodgers 9, Mets 2 Innis (L, 5-6)
07/21 Mets 5, Dodgers 2 Guetterman (W, 2-0)
07/22 Mets 7, Dodgers 5 Cone (W, 11-4)
08/18 Dodgers 4, Mets 0 Cone (L, 13-6)
08/19 Dodgers 2, Mets 1 Gooden (L, 6-11)
08/20 Mets 11, Dodgers 4 Fernandez (W, 10-9)
1992 totals: 7 wins, 5 losses



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