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Latest Release from The Ultimate Mets Scrapbook:
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.

Newspaper Covers

01/16/2002

01/16/2020

01/16/2025

Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

	Newest Mets' player is less than thrilled Poughkeepsie Journal, March 25, 1978 Bud Harrelson has been traded to the defending NL East Champion Phillies, but the player who came back in return, Fred Andrews, is slated to be a Triple-A player for an also-ran team. Not a good turn of events for Fred, who has 16 big league games under his belt but who would finish his career in Tidewater.
Tags: Fred Andrews, Bud Harrelson.

Randomly selected Met Player

Mike Bordick Born: July 21, 1965 at Marquette, Mich.
Years with Mets: 2000 56 games. 4 hr, 21 rbi, 0.260 18 runs, 3 stolen bases

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2002
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Florida Marlins	11	8	0	.579
Philadelphia Phillies	9	10	0	.474
Montreal Expos	8	11	0	.421
Atlanta Braves	7	12	0	.583
Milwaukee Brewers	5	1	0	.833
Chicago Cubs	5	1	0	.833
Cincinnati Reds	4	2	0	.667
San Diego Padres	3	4	0	.429
New York Yankees	3	3	0	.500
Colorado Rockies	3	3	0	.500
St. Louis Cardinals	3	3	0	.500
Los Angeles Dodgers	2	4	0	.333
Arizona Diamondbacks	2	5	0	.286
Houston Astros	2	4	0	.333
Minnesota Twins	2	1	0	.667
Kansas City Royals	2	1	0	.667
Cleveland Indians	2	1	0	.667
Pittsburgh Pirates	1	4	0	.200
Chicago White Sox	1	2	0	.333
San Francisco Giants	0	6	0	.000