Ex-Mr. Met claims federal agent threatened his life

The Mets' former team mascot says a federal agent once threatened his life.  In a new book, the man who used to wear the "Mr. Met" costume said he wanted to meet President Clinton during a visit to

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Apr 18, 2014, 3:55 PM

Updated 3,881 days ago

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The Mets' former team mascot says a federal agent once threatened his life. 
In a new book, the man who used to wear the "Mr. Met" costume said he wanted to meet President Clinton during a visit to Shea Stadium in 1997. However, the baseball head on the costume didn't fit through a metal detector. 
That is when AJ Mass says a Secret Service agent told him, if he went near Clinton, there was a possibility he would be shot by one of the snipers stationed around the ballpark.