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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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	Mets Grab Cespedes: Land slugger for 2 minor-leaguers New York Daily News, August 1, 2015 The 2015 trade that would result in a visit to the World Series.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Gary Kolb Born: March 13, 1940 at Rock Falls, Ill. Died: July 3, 2019 at Charleston, W. Va.
Years with Mets: 1965 40 games. 1 hr, 7 rbi, 0.167 8 runs, 3 stolen bases

All-Time Mets Leaders
Complete Games

1.	Tom Seaver	171
2.	Jerry Koosman	108
3.	Dwight Gooden	67
4.	Jon Matlack	65
5.	Al Jackson	41
6.	Jack Fisher	35
7.	David Cone	34
8.	Roger Craig	27
9.	Craig Swan	25
	Ron Darling	25