Jerry Grote, the starting catcher for the Mets’ first World Series championship team in 1969, died Sunday afternoon from respiratory failure following a heart procedure, his wife Cheryl announced on Facebook.
He was 81.
Jerry Grote died on Sunday. He was 81. ASSOCIATED PRESS
“It’s with great sorrow that I make this post to all of Jerry’s fans. Today, April 7, 2024 at 4:29 p.m., I lost our beloved catcher,” she wrote, in part. “He gave a hard fight to the very end as we all expected he would. He is now home with Jesus. Thank you for all the memories and support.”
In a statement of their own, the Mets said that Grote had