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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

	Mets Grab Slugging SS; Yanks Draft Catcher No. 1 New York Daily News, June 7, 1968 The "slugging shortstop", Tim Foli, the first pick of the first round in 1968, would only hit one home run as a Met. The catcher the Yankees drafted was Thurman Munson.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Andres Torres Born: January 26, 1978 at Aguadilla, P.R.
Years with Mets: 2012 132 games. 3 hr, 35 rbi, 0.230 47 runs, 13 stolen bases

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1962
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	9	9	0	.500
Milwaukee Braves	6	12	0	.333
Cincinnati Reds	5	13	0	.278
St. Louis Cardinals	5	13	0	.278
Philadelphia Phillies	4	14	0	.222
San Francisco Giants	4	14	0	.222
Houston Colt .45's	3	13	1	.188
Los Angeles Dodgers	2	16	0	.111
Pittsburgh Pirates	2	16	0	.111