An original member of the 1962 New York Mets team passed away over the weekend. Mets PR legend Jay Horowitz said in a statement via Medium that Shortstop Félix Mantilla, who was part of that ...

A member of the 1962 New York Mets inaugural team passed away this week. Felix Mantilla, whose only season with the Mets came in 1962, passed away at the age of 90. He played in Major League ...

Mantilla is best known for breaking up Harvey Haddix’s perfect game in the bottom of the 13th inning on May 26, 1959, and being a member of the 1962 New York Mets team that lost 120 games.

Felix Mantilla, who played 11 years in the big leagues and was a member of the original 1962 Mets ... to first as Enos Slaughter #17 of the New York Yankees slides into second base during Game ...

They need to go 11-10 the rest of the way to avoid matching the post-1900 record of 120 losses by the 1962 New York Mets. This was their third losing streak of at least 12 games this season — no team ...