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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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Randomly selected Met Player

Shawn Estes Born: February 18, 1973 at San Bernardino, Cal.
Years with Mets: 2002 23 games. 4 - 9, 4.55 92 strikeouts, 0 saves

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2008
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Washington Nationals	12	6	0	.667
Philadelphia Phillies	11	7	0	.611
Florida Marlins	10	8	0	.556
Atlanta Braves	7	11	0	.389
Colorado Rockies	6	3	0	.667
San Francisco Giants	5	1	0	.833
Cincinnati Reds	4	3	0	.571
Milwaukee Brewers	4	2	0	.667
New York Yankees	4	2	0	.667
St. Louis Cardinals	4	3	0	.571
Pittsburgh Pirates	4	3	0	.571
Los Angeles Dodgers	4	3	0	.571
Arizona Diamondbacks	3	3	0	.500
San Diego Padres	2	5	0	.286
Houston Astros	2	5	0	.286
Los Angeles Angels	2	1	0	.667
Texas Rangers	2	1	0	.667
Chicago Cubs	2	4	0	.333
Seattle Mariners	1	2	0	.333