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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

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New York Mets traded Gary Kroll to the Houston Astros for John Weekly on January 6, 1966.

New York Mets signed free agent Braden Looper of the Florida Marlins on January 6, 2004.

New York Mets traded Vance Wilson to the Detroit Tigers for Anderson Hernandez on January 6, 2005.

Tampa Bay Rays signed Mike DiFelice of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 6, 2008.

Cleveland Indians signed Scott Atchison of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 6, 2014.

New York Mets signed free agent Taylor Teagarden of the Baltimore Orioles on January 6, 2014.

Washington Nationals signed Daniel Murphy of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 6, 2016.

New York Mets traded Scott Manea, Luis Santana and Ross Adolph to the Houston Astros for J.D. Davis and Cody Bohanek on January 6, 2019.

New York Mets traded Kevin Plawecki to the Cleveland Indians for Walker Lockett and Sam Haggerty on January 6, 2019.

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Jorge Sosa Born: April 28, 1977 at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Years with Mets: 2007, 2008 62 games. 13 - 9, 4.89 81 strikeouts, 0 saves

Mets vs. San Francisco Giants 1978 Game Results
06/09	Mets 3, Giants 2	Lockwood (W, 6-4)
06/10	Giants 2, Mets 1	Kobel (L, 0-1)
06/11	Giants 7, Mets 5	Espinosa (L, 5-5)
06/16	Giants 7, Mets 4	Lockwood (L, 7-5)
06/17	Mets 5, Giants 4	Zachry (W, 8-2)
06/18	Giants 3, Mets 0	Swan (L, 1-4)
06/18	Giants 4, Mets 3	Murray (L, 1-2)
08/21	Giants 4, Mets 2	Kobel (L, 2-4)
08/22	Giants 7, Mets 4	Espinosa (L, 9-12)
08/23	Giants 2, Mets 1	Lockwood (L, 7-12)
08/29	Giants 2, Mets 0	Hausman (L, 2-3)
08/30	Mets 10, Giants 4	Swan (W, 8-5)
1978 totals: 3 wins, 9 losses