Dan Reilly was a natural showman. So it seemed like a good idea in 1964 when the Mets ticket office employee was asked to put on an oversized baseball head as part of a costume to become the first ...

Dan Reilly, 73, a 46-year resident of Enfield, went home to be with the Lord on October 18, 2024, due to heart failure with respiratory complications. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary, whom he ...

For four seasons — at Shea Stadium, when the Mets were dreadful but beloved, he donned a giant head and roamed the stands greeting fans as the team’s mascot. By Richard Sandomir Dan Reilly, who made ...