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 ...

A member of the New York Mets' first World ... Dies in Car Accident Signed as an amateur free agent in 1963 by the Detroit ...

Born and raised in New York, Kranepool signed with ... titled "The Last Miracle: My 18-Year Journey with the Amazin' New York Mets." Kranepool is not in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.