Ed Kranepool, who jumped from a Bronx high school to the big leagues with the original Mets at the age of 17 and who spent all 18 of his major league seasons in Flushing, died Sunday in Boca Raton ...

Kranepool died on Sept. 8, 2024, at the age of 79. In his playing days, he wore No. 7 for the Mets, hence the jersey patch ...

The New York Mets are honoring Ed Kranepool with a No. 7 patch on their ... and member of the 1969 World Series championship team, died at age 79 last September. The first baseman was the longest ...