When the New York Mets Replaced Mr. Met With a Live Mule
Corey Perrine/Getty Images During the New York Mets’ 1979 season, early arrivals to Shea Stadium could pass the time before the game by watching a stout little mule trot along the foul lines. Mr. Met, on the other hand, was nowhere in sight. Though the baseball-headed mascot had been a fixture at games since he first took the field in 1964, the last time anyone had seen him was on the Mets’ yearbook cover in 1976. It’s not clear why Mr. Met went missing in action, but it’s possible that new management had something to do with it. After owner Joan Payson died in 1975, her daughter, Lor...
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