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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 16

Born on this date:

Ron Herbel (1938)
Dave Jauss (1957)

Died on this date:

Tom Hausman (2019)
Frank Thomas (2023)

Transactions:
New York Mets traded Billy Beane, Bill Latham and Joe Klink to the Minnesota Twins for Tim Teufel and Pat Crosby on January 16, 1986.

New York Mets traded Ronn Reynolds and Jeff Bittiger to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ronnie Gideon and Rodger Cole on January 16, 1986.

Minnesota Twins signed Randy Niemann of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 16, 1987.

New York Mets signed free agent Pedro Astacio of the Houston Astros on January 16, 2002.

New York Mets signed free agent Jorge Sosa of the St. Louis Cardinals on January 16, 2007.

New York Mets signed free agent Scott Schoeneweis of the Cincinnati Reds on January 16, 2007.

New York Mets signed free agent Casey Fossum of the Detroit Tigers on January 16, 2009.

New York Mets signed free agent Adam Wilk on January 16, 2017.

New York Mets signed free agent Jay Bruce of the Cleveland Indians on January 16, 2018.

New York Mets signed free agent Jed Lowrie of the Oakland Athletics on January 16, 2019.

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Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2014
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies	13	6	0	.684
Miami Marlins	11	8	0	.579
Atlanta Braves	10	9	0	.526
Colorado Rockies	4	3	0	.571
Washington Nationals	4	15	0	.211
Arizona Diamondbacks	4	2	0	.667
St. Louis Cardinals	4	3	0	.571
Cincinnati Reds	4	2	0	.667
Pittsburgh Pirates	3	4	0	.429
San Diego Padres	3	3	0	.500
Milwaukee Brewers	3	4	0	.429
Chicago Cubs	2	5	0	.286
Los Angeles Dodgers	2	4	0	.333
New York Yankees	2	2	0	.500
Houston Astros	2	1	0	.667
Oakland Athletics	2	2	0	.500
Seattle Mariners	2	1	0	.667
Texas Rangers	2	1	0	.667
San Francisco Giants	1	6	0	.143
Los Angeles Angels	1	2	0	.333