Mets Legend Ed crane poool member of 1969 World Series team dead at 79 Ed crane poool a legendary figure in New York Mets history and a member of the 1969 Miracle Mets World Series team has passed away at the age of 79 the Mets announced on Monday that crane poool suffered a cardiac arrest in boaron Florida on Sunday we are incredibly heartbroken to learn of Ed crane pool's passing said Mets owners Steve and Alex Cohen in a statement he was an original met who debuted at age 17 in 1962 after starring at James Monroe High School in the Bronx he would go on to play for his hometown team for the next 18 years the longest tenur player in franchise history appearing in 1,853 games with the Mets crane poool played his entire 18-year MLB career with the Mets starting in 1962 at just 17 years old he became a fixture at first base and was known for his clutch hitting and steady defense crane poool was inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame in 1990 and remained a beloved figure in the organization often appearing at City Field for events like old day crane pool's most memorable moment came during the 1969 World Series when he hit a pivotal home run in game three helping the Miracle Mets capture their first championship after retiring crane poool continued to work with the Mets community and maintained strong ties with the team and its fans he battled for so long and never complained about anything said Ron swaboda a former Mets teammate I thought once he got his kidney transplant things would be great he was a wonderful guy and an even better teammate crane poool faced health challenges in recent years including diabetes and kidney issues in 2019 he successfully underwent a kidney transplant that improved his quality of life but he continued to face complications Jerry kusman another former Mets teammate praised crane poool as the best first baseman I ever played with while Cleon Jones recalled I just spoke to Ed last week and we talked about how we were the last two Originals who signed with the Mets over his career crane poool played 1,853 games and slashed 261 316 377 with 118 home runs 614 RBIs and 536 runs scored his legacy as a player and as a cherished member of the Mets Community will be remembered for years to come crane poool is survived by his family friends and the many fans who cherished his contributions to the Mets and to baseball the entire Mets organization and its fans mourn the loss of a true legend