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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

	Frey a Baseball Guy New York Daily News, April 19, 2020 Jim Frey, who managed both the Cubs and the Royals, was a Mets coach in 1983 when Darryl Strawberry made his debut. This is Frey's 2020 obituary.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Jerry Grote Born: October 6, 1942 at San Antonio, Tex. Died: April 7, 2024 at Austin, Tex.
Years with Mets: 1966 - 1977 1235 games. 35 hr, 357 rbi, 0.256 314 runs, 14 stolen bases

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1.	John Franco	276
2.	Armando Benitez	160
3.	Jeurys Familia	124
4.	Edwin Diaz	116
5.	Jesse Orosco	107
6.	Billy Wagner	101
7.	Tug McGraw	85
8.	Roger McDowell	84
9.	Francisco Rodriguez	83
10.	Neil Allen	69