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Like the recently promoted Paul Sewald, fellow reliever Chasen Bradford is a Las Vegas native. So when the Triple-A team purchased a billboard several months ago near the Town Square shopping center to promote its upcoming season, Sewald and Bradford were the featured players on display. "Right off the freeway," Bradford said. "Paul and I grew up playing together. We played together on a travel ball team when we were 12 years old. We go back a ways, for sure. We used to hit batting practice in his backyard with his dad and our team." Sewald already has made his Mets debut this season. While the 27-year-old Bradford remains with the Pacific Coast League club, he is posting the type of production Continue to Article

June 02, 2017 10:17:am EST

The New York Mets' mascot, who flashed his "middle" finger at a fan, violated a code of conduct Wednesday night. Take it from me, a former Michigan State mascot. DON'T TALK! Mascots are supposed to be seen, not heard. Continue to Article

June 02, 2017 9:02:am EST

Mr. Met's big smiling baseball face was back in view on Thursday, but there was a new person behind the mask a day after the New York Mets mascot lost his cool. The Major League Baseball team said the individual performing as Mr. Met on Wednesday -- who was caught raising his white-gloved middle finger to a fan in a video posted on Twitter -- would no longer have the role. The Mets said several people share the role of Mr. Met, whose usual duties include dancing to the popular tune "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and firing T-shirts from a cannon to fans in the stands. Continue to Article

June 02, 2017 1:40:am EST

A Mets employee was pulled from mascot duty after he was filmed flipping off a fan while in costume as Mr. Met. Continue to Article

June 01, 2017 10:08:pm EST

Do you remember the first baseball game you ever attended? You can’t be blamed if you cared more about cotton candy than you did about John Candelaria. Ahlen got to hang out with a few Mets players before sitting in the first row behind home plate, according to Newsday. Continue to Article

June 01, 2017 7:51:pm EST