Mettle the Mule was a mascot of the New York Mets for a short time starting in 1976. Originally named Arthur, Mettle was renamed as a result of a fan contest. Mettle was kept in a pen near the Mets' bullpen in the right field of Shea Stadium.
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“Well, Brutus, thou art noble, yet I see
Thy honorable mettle may be wrought
From that it is disposed.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)