[Mets] We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mets Hall of Famer Ed Kranepool.
September 9, 2024
[Mets] We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mets Hall of Famer Ed Kranepool.
37 comments
We lost a good one 🥲
Rest in peace to Eddie who will always be a Mets legend
I am saddened. One of the OG Mets we built this franchise around.
I’m grateful that last year when I was in Cooperstown I managed to grab an autographed photo of him.
May his memory be a blessing to us all and let’s fucking win it for Ed!
Mets Legend
RIP 👑
Buddy, Grote, and Kranepool in the same year. Damn. RIP
It must have been surreal to be playing in the majors as a 17 year old.
RIP my youth; again
My first favorite Met.
I inherited my Mets fandom from my dad, who was 10 years old in 1962, and Ed Kranepool was his favorite player. What’s kind of crazy is that I was 1 when he retired — so I was alive when a 1962 Met, who debuted when my dad was 10, was still playing for them.
He was such a nice guy too
Imagine starting your major league career at 17, then staying with that same team for almost 20 years as a solid contributor who was also a part of one of the most surreal world series winning teams ever. These kinds of players and situations just do not ever happen anymore. I wish the Mets retired his number.
R.I.P. to Ed Kranepool.
Damn
The memorial patches are getting crowded.
Rest in power, Ed.
Let’s win tonight for number 7
My Grandpa used to see him all the time at the Attias flea market on LI. Never said anything, never wanted to bother.
RIP to a great
i remember meeting him at CJ’s which was a card shop in Westfield, NJ that was ran by like a dude and his mom back when i was in middle school in the late 1900s…
mom would just sit inside and chain smoke all day, in a tiny little store filled with collectables…this i guess was before “smoke-free environment” was a thing
i remember being a little kid and pulling a Griffy, Jr rookie out of an upper deck pack, and dude offering me like 7 bucks for it on the spot cuz ripping off little kids is a good way to increase profit margins
Rest in Peace, Ed. All my love to the Kranepool family during this difficult time.
Rest peacefully, I grew up rooting and watching him on TV!
🙁
I remember Ed playing 1st for the Mets in the early ‘70s. Big left handed hitter. Casey loved him – he said he looked “strong enough to rip your earbrows off”.
Oh man, RIP #7
Ed Kranepool was Mr Met. He leaves behind a great legacy and holds a special place in Mets history. I hope the team honors him in a way that will keep a relevant part of the club forever.
My dad went to HS at James Monroe with him and was a freshman on the JV team when Ed was a senior on varsity. Dad said he was a stand-up guy even back then too and he was heartbroken to hear of his passing.
Damn the og lifetime Met
Damn.
Huge bummer, I met him when i was a young kid and I remember him being so kind to me. I remember ogling at his big fat world series ring and he said to me “you get one of these after playing ball for a bunch of years”, a very humble fellow indeed. Even though he played long before I was even born, he remains the only Met I’ve ever met and holds a special place in my heart- RIP steady Eddy
Just heard this news and wanted to [share this.](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-27th-inning/id1567325350?i=1000535422888) I interviewed him for a podcast I had back in 2021, and he was just so pleasant to chat with and talk about baseball. I was always so grateful he took the time to speak with me. So I thought I’d share this here.
(Just in the interest of full disclosure, there is technically an ad break in there, but that’s through a program that no longer exists on the platform I used. I will not benefit in any way from this. I just wanted to share him talking about memories from his career.)
Damn Ed Kranepool and James Earl Jones in the same day? Ugh.
Buddy, Grote, Mays, and now Eddie, been a fucking awful year for goodbyes this season. Hope they give Eddie a full seasons worth of a patch, like they did Tom
Just met him a few months ago. Hysterical! Great stories about playing for Casey and Gil. Dude keeps it so real, holds nothing back lol
My grandpas all time favorite player
May he rest in peace. Part of Mets royalty
RIP to the first Mets legend
Sad news indeed. I met him at Citi Field a few years ago. When I shook his hand, it was as if he was still wearing his mitt! Big fella, though stooped over in old age, and a very open and friendly guy. I’m honored to have gotten to meet one of my childhood baseball idols! My condolences to all who knew him and those who enjoyed his baseball exploits.
Ed once borrowed Chico Escuela’s soap and never gave it back.
Mets Royalty. So sad. I have his book right here. I read it in August. RIP Krane. I figured out why Bob Murphy always referred to him as “Eddie” when he was by then long time veteran. It was because Murph always thought of him as the 17 year old high school bonus baby who played in the majors not long after graduating.
37 comments
We lost a good one 🥲
Rest in peace to Eddie who will always be a Mets legend
I am saddened. One of the OG Mets we built this franchise around.
I’m grateful that last year when I was in Cooperstown I managed to grab an autographed photo of him.
May his memory be a blessing to us all and let’s fucking win it for Ed!
Mets Legend
RIP 👑
Buddy, Grote, and Kranepool in the same year. Damn. RIP
It must have been surreal to be playing in the majors as a 17 year old.
RIP my youth; again
My first favorite Met.
I inherited my Mets fandom from my dad, who was 10 years old in 1962, and Ed Kranepool was his favorite player. What’s kind of crazy is that I was 1 when he retired — so I was alive when a 1962 Met, who debuted when my dad was 10, was still playing for them.
He was such a nice guy too
Imagine starting your major league career at 17, then staying with that same team for almost 20 years as a solid contributor who was also a part of one of the most surreal world series winning teams ever. These kinds of players and situations just do not ever happen anymore. I wish the Mets retired his number.
R.I.P. to Ed Kranepool.
Damn
The memorial patches are getting crowded.
Rest in power, Ed.
Let’s win tonight for number 7
My Grandpa used to see him all the time at the Attias flea market on LI. Never said anything, never wanted to bother.
RIP to a great
i remember meeting him at CJ’s which was a card shop in Westfield, NJ that was ran by like a dude and his mom back when i was in middle school in the late 1900s…
mom would just sit inside and chain smoke all day, in a tiny little store filled with collectables…this i guess was before “smoke-free environment” was a thing
i remember being a little kid and pulling a Griffy, Jr rookie out of an upper deck pack, and dude offering me like 7 bucks for it on the spot cuz ripping off little kids is a good way to increase profit margins
Rest in Peace, Ed. All my love to the Kranepool family during this difficult time.
Rest peacefully, I grew up rooting and watching him on TV!
🙁
I remember Ed playing 1st for the Mets in the early ‘70s. Big left handed hitter. Casey loved him – he said he looked “strong enough to rip your earbrows off”.
Oh man, RIP #7
Ed Kranepool was Mr Met. He leaves behind a great legacy and holds a special place in Mets history. I hope the team honors him in a way that will keep a relevant part of the club forever.
My dad went to HS at James Monroe with him and was a freshman on the JV team when Ed was a senior on varsity. Dad said he was a stand-up guy even back then too and he was heartbroken to hear of his passing.
Damn the og lifetime Met
Damn.
Huge bummer, I met him when i was a young kid and I remember him being so kind to me. I remember ogling at his big fat world series ring and he said to me “you get one of these after playing ball for a bunch of years”, a very humble fellow indeed. Even though he played long before I was even born, he remains the only Met I’ve ever met and holds a special place in my heart- RIP steady Eddy
Just heard this news and wanted to [share this.](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-27th-inning/id1567325350?i=1000535422888) I interviewed him for a podcast I had back in 2021, and he was just so pleasant to chat with and talk about baseball. I was always so grateful he took the time to speak with me. So I thought I’d share this here.
(Just in the interest of full disclosure, there is technically an ad break in there, but that’s through a program that no longer exists on the platform I used. I will not benefit in any way from this. I just wanted to share him talking about memories from his career.)
Damn Ed Kranepool and James Earl Jones in the same day? Ugh.
Buddy, Grote, Mays, and now Eddie, been a fucking awful year for goodbyes this season. Hope they give Eddie a full seasons worth of a patch, like they did Tom
Just met him a few months ago. Hysterical! Great stories about playing for Casey and Gil. Dude keeps it so real, holds nothing back lol
My grandpas all time favorite player
May he rest in peace. Part of Mets royalty
RIP to the first Mets legend
Sad news indeed. I met him at Citi Field a few years ago. When I shook his hand, it was as if he was still wearing his mitt! Big fella, though stooped over in old age, and a very open and friendly guy. I’m honored to have gotten to meet one of my childhood baseball idols! My condolences to all who knew him and those who enjoyed his baseball exploits.
Ed once borrowed Chico Escuela’s soap and never gave it back.
Mets Royalty. So sad. I have his book right here. I read it in August. RIP Krane. I figured out why Bob Murphy always referred to him as “Eddie” when he was by then long time veteran. It was because Murph always thought of him as the 17 year old high school bonus baby who played in the majors not long after graduating.