Today’s must read has nothing to do with the Mets.
His first on-field appearance came in the form of a sleeve patch in 1955. He migrated over to a larger role on the team’s road uniforms the following year. An article in the April 25, 1956 Sporting News describes him as “an emblem of a baseball made it into the face of an old-time player, complete with a black mustache, surmounted by an old-style square cap around which are two thin black stripes.” Although it took a little while for him to be commonly known as Mr. Red, he became entrenched almost immediately after being introduced. (He is also referred to as “Cincy Red” in a 1967 yearbook.)
