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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

Butch Metzger Born: May 23, 1952 at Lafayette, Ind.
Years with Mets: 1978 25 games. 1 - 3, 6.51 21 strikeouts, 0 saves

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1985
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	14	4	0	.778
Philadelphia Phillies	11	7	0	.611
Pittsburgh Pirates	10	8	0	.556
Atlanta Braves	10	2	0	.833
Montreal Expos	9	9	0	.500
Cincinnati Reds	8	4	0	.667
Houston Astros	8	4	0	.667
San Francisco Giants	8	4	0	.667
St. Louis Cardinals	8	10	0	.444
San Diego Padres	7	5	0	.583
Los Angeles Dodgers	5	7	0	.417