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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.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

	Former Reds pitcher was traded for Seaver Springfield News-Sun (Springfield, OH), April 8, 2024 Pat Zachry, a recent Rookie of the Year, was one of four players that the Mets received from the Reds in exchange for Tom Seaver in 1977. He would go on to pitch six seasons for the Mets. This is his obituary.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Joaquin Arias Born: September 21, 1984 at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Years with Mets: 2010 22 games. 0 hr, 4 rbi, 0.200 5 runs, 0 stolen bases

All-Time Mets Leaders
Triples

1.	Jose Reyes	113
2.	Mookie Wilson	62
3.	Bud Harrelson	45
4.	Cleon Jones	33
5.	Brandon Nimmo	32
6.	Steve Henderson	31
7.	Darryl Strawberry	30
8.	Lance Johnson	27
9.	Doug Flynn	26
	David Wright	26