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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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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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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

	Mets Trade Hearn to KC: Gibbons, Lyons to make team Newsday, March 28, 1987 Who did the Mets get in exchange for Ed Hearn? A 24-year-old righthanded pitcher named David Cone. He was coming off a season where he had a 5.56 ERA and was expected to get a spot in the Mets bullpen. He would come to exceed those expectations.
Tags: David Cone, John Gibbons, Ed Hearn, Barry Lyons.

Randomly selected Met Player

Wally Whitehurst Born: April 11, 1964 at Shreveport, La.
Years with Mets: 1989 - 1992 127 games. 11 - 22, 3.83 212 strikeouts, 3 saves

Mets Records vs. Opponents in 2004
Opponent	W	L	T	Pct.
Montreal Expos	10	9	0	.526
Philadelphia Phillies	8	11	0	.421
Atlanta Braves	7	12	0	.368
Colorado Rockies	5	1	0	.833
Houston Astros	4	2	0	.667
San Francisco Giants	4	2	0	.667
Milwaukee Brewers	4	2	0	.667
Arizona Diamondbacks	4	3	0	.571
Florida Marlins	4	15	0	.211
New York Yankees	4	2	0	.667
Cincinnati Reds	3	3	0	.500
Los Angeles Dodgers	3	3	0	.500
Detroit Tigers	3	0	0	1.000
Cleveland Indians	2	1	0	.667
Chicago Cubs	2	4	0	.333
San Diego Padres	1	6	0	.143
St. Louis Cardinals	1	5	0	.167
Kansas City Royals	1	2	0	.333
Pittsburgh Pirates	1	5	0	.167
Minnesota Twins	0	3	0	.000