Mets legend Ed Kranepool dead at 79Kranepool spent his entire 18-year career with the Mets, starting in 19629/9/2024, 7:59 PMDanny AbrianoManager of Editorial ProductionFormer New York Mets first baseman Ed Kranepool addresses the media at a press conference announcing that a kidney match has been found for his transplant prior to the game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field. / Andy Marlin-Imagn Images