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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 January 24

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Texas Rangers signed Shawn Hare of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 24, 1995.

New York Mets signed free agent Graeme Lloyd on January 24, 2003.

New York Mets signed free agent Geremi Gonzalez of the Boston Red Sox on January 24, 2006.

Baltimore Orioles signed Tyler Yates of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 24, 2006.

Chicago Cubs signed Cliff Floyd of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 24, 2007.

Cincinnati Reds signed Willie Harris of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 24, 2012.

Texas Rangers signed James Loney of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 24, 2017.

San Francisco Giants signed Jamie Callahan of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 24, 2019.

Seattle Mariners signed Jose Lobaton of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 24, 2019.

New York Mets signed free agent Erasmo Ramirez of the Boston Red Sox on January 24, 2020.

New York Mets signed free agent Tommy Pham of the Boston Red Sox on January 24, 2023.

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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