The Real Mr. Met (Not The Wimpy Impostor) Speaks Despite Mets Wishes!

Any time anyone asks me about Mr. Met, I go off on a rant.

“That’s NOT Mr. Met.  That’s Mr. Met Two!!!”

People think I’m insane, but I’m not.

Mr. Met II is a corporate shill who endorses black uniforms and every rude thing the Mets do to their fans.

Dan Reilly, the first man to wear the costume of iconic mascot Mr. Met, watched the bittersweet festivities at home on TV like an ordinary fan. But the longtime Soho resident and author of the new book “The Original Mr. Met Remembers,” is anything but.


“I’m disappointed they didn’t invite me back, but I’m not angry,” said Reilly, who played the Mets mascot on and off the field from 1964 through 1967, the first three of his nine years with the club. “Seaver, Koosman, Swoboda, all those guys were my buddies. And I figured they’d like to see me again, too, just to say hello, a few handshakes, keep in touch. They all still call me Mr. Met.”