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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

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New York Mets traded Gary Kroll to the Houston Astros for John Weekly on January 6, 1966.

New York Mets signed free agent Braden Looper of the Florida Marlins on January 6, 2004.

New York Mets traded Vance Wilson to the Detroit Tigers for Anderson Hernandez on January 6, 2005.

Tampa Bay Rays signed Mike DiFelice of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 6, 2008.

Cleveland Indians signed Scott Atchison of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 6, 2014.

New York Mets signed free agent Taylor Teagarden of the Baltimore Orioles on January 6, 2014.

Washington Nationals signed Daniel Murphy of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 6, 2016.

New York Mets traded Scott Manea, Luis Santana and Ross Adolph to the Houston Astros for J.D. Davis and Cody Bohanek on January 6, 2019.

New York Mets traded Kevin Plawecki to the Cleveland Indians for Walker Lockett and Sam Haggerty on January 6, 2019.

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	O'SHAUGHNESSY Newsday, August 8, 2011 Death notice for Harold W. O'Shaughnessy, who served in the Mets front office for 23 years.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Jenrry Mejia Born: October 11, 1989 at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Years with Mets: 2010, 2012 - 2015 113 games. 9 - 14, 3.68 162 strikeouts, 28 saves

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2015
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies	14	5	0	.737
Washington Nationals	11	8	0	.579
Miami Marlins	11	8	0	.579
Atlanta Braves	11	8	0	.579
Colorado Rockies	7	0	0	1.000
Cincinnati Reds	7	0	0	1.000
Arizona Diamondbacks	5	2	0	.714
Los Angeles Dodgers	4	3	0	.571
San Francisco Giants	3	3	0	.500
St. Louis Cardinals	3	4	0	.429
Baltimore Orioles	3	1	0	.750
Milwaukee Brewers	3	3	0	.500
San Diego Padres	2	4	0	.333
New York Yankees	2	4	0	.333
Toronto Blue Jays	2	2	0	.500
Boston Red Sox	1	2	0	.333
Tampa Bay Rays	1	2	0	.333
Pittsburgh Pirates	0	6	0	.000
Chicago Cubs	0	7	0	.000