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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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	Even with a strange glove, ex-Pirate was always a hit Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 20, 2002 Better known as a Pittsburgh Pirate, Dick Stuart, "Doctor Strangeglove", was a Mets first baseman in 1965. This is his obituary.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Ken Sanders Born: July 8, 1941 at St. Louis, Mo.
Years with Mets: 1975, 1976 60 games. 2 - 3, 2.60 24 strikeouts, 6 saves

All-Time Mets Leaders
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1.	David Wright	390
2.	Jose Reyes	272
3.	Daniel Murphy	228
4.	Ed Kranepool	225
5.	Howard Johnson	214
6.	Edgardo Alfonzo	212
7.	Carlos Beltran	208
8.	Mike Piazza	193
9.	Darryl Strawberry	187
10.	Cleon Jones	182