Home run! Mets player adopts puppy from North Shore Animal League

Mets baseball player Jeff McNeil hit a home run after holding Willow from the North Shore Animal League.

News 12 Staff

Aug 7, 2019, 11:05 AM

Updated 1,894 days ago

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A puppy from Long Island is going home with a Major League Baseball player.
Mets baseball player Jeff McNeil hit a home run after holding Willow from the North Shore Animal League.
McNeil adopted the puppy the next day, saying he fell in love with the dog when the Port Washington-based animal shelter brought some of their dogs to Citi Field.

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McNeil is now the first Met ever to adopt a dog from the agency.