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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, Lorinda “Linda” de Roulet, took over as president of the team, and penny-pinching became a prime focus of her administration. But the Mets’ popularity (and success) waned through the late 1970s, and de Roulet’s daughter Bebe suggested an innovative morale booster: a brand-new mascot in the form of a living, breathing horse-donkey hybrid. It wouldn’t be the first time MLB played host to
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DENVER Plenty of players have put up big stats in a Rockies uniform and become synonymous with their jersey numbers, while others have had more modest tenures with the organization.
MLB.com is looking back at the best players to wear each number in franchise history since the 1993 inaugural season. In some cases, players wore multiple numbers in their Rockies careers. To include as many of the notable players as possible, MLB.com is listing the numbers used, and the years they wore that specific number.
0: RHP Adam Ottavino (2013-18)
The extreme movement on Ottavino’s slider made him a highly effective relief pitcher and a fan favorite.