News about Tom Seaver

Jerry Grote, the catcher who helped the New York Mets turn from a perennial loser to the 1969 World Series champion, died on Sunday. He was 81 years old at the time. Grote died in Austin, Texas, at St. David' Medical Center, suffering from heart disease and heart disease, according to Mets spokesperson Jay Horwitz. During the procedure, Grote had been scheduled for a surgery but died of respiratory arrest during the procedure, according to Horwitz.

Ron Hodges, a former New York Mets catcher, died on Friday at the age of 74 after suffering from a short illness. A Mets spokesperson said Friday that Hodges, a Virginia resident, died at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in his home state after fighting a short illness. The catcher was drafted by the Mets in the second round of the second phase of the January 1972 amateur draft and went on to spend his entire MLB career with the team.

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