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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 June 9

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Hawk Taylor (2012)

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New York Mets released Tim Corcoran on June 9, 1986.

New York Mets traded Terry Leach to the Kansas City Royals for Aguedo Vasquez on June 9, 1989.

New York Mets signed free agent Lou Thornton on June 9, 1989.

New York Mets signed free agent Doug Sisk on June 9, 1990.

New York Mets traded Tim Burke to the New York Yankees for Lee Guetterman on June 9, 1992.

New York Mets traded Blas Minor to the Seattle Mariners for Randy Vickers on June 9, 1996.

New York Mets traded Kazuo Matsui to the Colorado Rockies for Eli Marrero on June 9, 2006.

New York Mets selected Steven Matz in second round of free agent draft on June 9, 2009.

New York Mets selected Darrell Ceciliani in fourth round of free agent draft on June 9, 2009.

New York Mets selected Kevin Kaczmarski in ninth round of free agent draft on June 9, 2015.

New York Mets selected Patrick Mazeika in eighth round of free agent draft on June 9, 2015.

New York Mets selected Thomas Szapucki in fifth round of free agent draft on June 9, 2015.

New York Mets selected Pete Alonso in second round of free agent draft on June 9, 2016.

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Randomly selected Met Player

Danny Muno Born: February 9, 1989 at Long Beach, Cal.
Years with Mets: 2015 17 games. 0 hr, 0 rbi, 0.148 2 runs, 1 stolen bases

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2013
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies	10	9	0	.526
Atlanta Braves	9	10	0	.474
Miami Marlins	8	11	0	.421
Washington Nationals	7	12	0	.368
San Francisco Giants	4	2	0	.667
San Diego Padres	4	3	0	.571
Colorado Rockies	4	3	0	.571
New York Yankees	4	0	0	1.000
Arizona Diamondbacks	4	3	0	.571
Milwaukee Brewers	3	4	0	.429
Minnesota Twins	3	0	0	1.000
Chicago Cubs	3	3	0	.500
Pittsburgh Pirates	2	5	0	.286
St. Louis Cardinals	2	5	0	.286
Cincinnati Reds	2	4	0	.333
Chicago White Sox	2	2	0	.500
Los Angeles Dodgers	1	5	0	.167
Kansas City Royals	1	2	0	.333
Cleveland Indians	1	2	0	.333
Detroit Tigers	0	3	0	.000