When the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants departed from the big apple, the city established the New York Mets in 1962. One fun fact is that their original mascot was a Beagle named “Homer.”
Despite the miserable record of the inaugural Mets baseball club, some believe the fact that the Mets still manage to attract over 900,000 fans in attendance was due to Homer. The fan-favorite Beagle even had his own spot behind home plate at the Polo grounds stadium.
Source: The Smart Canine