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Eighteen Obituaries
Released January 6, 2025
Obituaries for Ed Kranepool, Jerry Grote, Willie Mays, Frank Thomas, Roger Craig, Joe Christopher, Pat Zachry, Jim McAndrew, Whitey Herzog, Ron Hodges, Lenny Randle, Mike Cubbage, Jesus Alou, Eddie Bressoud, Dave Hillman, Joe Hicks, Wayne Graham, and last but also first, the original original Met, Hobie Landrith.

This Date in Mets History

Today is June 9

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New York Mets released Tim Corcoran on June 9, 1986.

New York Mets traded Terry Leach to the Kansas City Royals for Aguedo Vasquez on June 9, 1989.

New York Mets signed free agent Lou Thornton on June 9, 1989.

New York Mets signed free agent Doug Sisk on June 9, 1990.

New York Mets traded Tim Burke to the New York Yankees for Lee Guetterman on June 9, 1992.

New York Mets traded Blas Minor to the Seattle Mariners for Randy Vickers on June 9, 1996.

New York Mets traded Kazuo Matsui to the Colorado Rockies for Eli Marrero on June 9, 2006.

New York Mets selected Steven Matz in second round of free agent draft on June 9, 2009.

New York Mets selected Darrell Ceciliani in fourth round of free agent draft on June 9, 2009.

New York Mets selected Kevin Kaczmarski in ninth round of free agent draft on June 9, 2015.

New York Mets selected Patrick Mazeika in eighth round of free agent draft on June 9, 2015.

New York Mets selected Thomas Szapucki in fifth round of free agent draft on June 9, 2015.

New York Mets selected Pete Alonso in second round of free agent draft on June 9, 2016.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

	Bud Harrelson Is No Joke To New York Mets' Foes Zanesville Times Recorder, July 21, 1968 A wire-service article from 1968 profiles Bud Harrelson. It opens with some Henny Youngman style jokes about Bud's light weight and goes on to describe some of the good-natured ribbing that Harrelson gets from his teammates. Bud also discusses his approach as a leadoff hitter.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Willie Randolph Born: July 6, 1954 at Holly Hill, S.C.
Years with Mets: 1992 90 games. 2 hr, 15 rbi, 0.252 29 runs, 1 stolen bases

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1999
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Florida Marlins	10	3	0	.769
Montreal Expos	8	5	0	.615
Pittsburgh Pirates	7	2	0	.778
San Francisco Giants	7	2	0	.778
San Diego Padres	7	2	0	.778
Chicago Cubs	6	3	0	.667
Philadelphia Phillies	6	6	0	.500
Cincinnati Reds	5	5	0	.500
Milwaukee Brewers	5	2	0	.714
Colorado Rockies	5	4	0	.556
St. Louis Cardinals	5	2	0	.714
Houston Astros	5	4	0	.556
Los Angeles Dodgers	4	4	0	.500
Atlanta Braves	3	9	0	.250
New York Yankees	3	3	0	.500
Toronto Blue Jays	3	0	0	1.000
Baltimore Orioles	2	1	0	.667
Boston Red Sox	2	1	0	.667
Arizona Diamondbacks	2	7	0	.222
Tampa Bay Devil Rays	2	1	0	.667