George Altman (1933-2025)

[Benjamin Grimm]

George Altman, the oldest living Met and only living nonagenarian, has died. It was announced yesterday but I haven't seen any confirmation of the actual date of death.

The oldest living Met is now John DeMerit, 89 years and 323 days.

[MFS62]

I named a disease after him. The symptoms were:

- a ballplayer who had found success in his (Bill James) 27-29 years.

- as soon as the Mets acquired him (a year later), his performance declined to just a fond memory.

I named it the George Altman Syndrome.

RIP, George.

I will never forget you.

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

He played in the Negro Leagues, debuting with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1955, eight years after Jackie Robinson broke the color line.

[kcmets]

He passed yesterday according to Google AI. RIP

[whippoorwill]

I named a disease after him. The symptoms were:

- a ballplayer who had found success in his (Bill James) 27-29 years.

- as soon as the Mets acquired him (a year later), his performance declined to just a fond memory.

I named it the George Altman Syndrome.

RIP, George.

I will never forget you.

Later

 

My dad called that "traded to the Mets disease"

RIP, sir

[MFS62]

Your dad diagnosed it very well.

LOL!

Later

[Edgy MD]

Played in some pretty legendary minor league circuits — The Three-I League, The Western League, and The Panama Winter League. A connection to a lot of history — along with eight years and over 200 homers in Japan. His Mets tenure was marred by a debilitating shoulder injury.