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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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	Clendenon dies at 70: '69 World Series MVP battled leukemia New York Daily News, September 18, 2005 Obituary of Mets first baseman Donn Clendenon, by Mike Lupica.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Cory Lidle Born: March 22, 1972 at Hollywood, Cal. Died: October 11, 2006 at New York, N.Y.
Years with Mets: 1997 54 games. 7 - 2, 3.53 54 strikeouts, 2 saves

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1978
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Montreal Expos	10	8	0	.556
Chicago Cubs	7	11	0	.389
Pittsburgh Pirates	7	11	0	.389
St. Louis Cardinals	7	11	0	.389
Philadelphia Phillies	6	12	0	.333
Atlanta Braves	6	6	0	.500
Cincinnati Reds	5	7	0	.417
Houston Astros	5	7	0	.417
Los Angeles Dodgers	5	7	0	.417
San Diego Padres	5	7	0	.417
San Francisco Giants	3	9	0	.250