Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win an astonishing championship, died early Thursday morning.

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Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win an astonishing championship, died early Thursday morning.

NEW YORK — Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop from Hayward who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win an astonishing championship ...

Bud Harrelson will be remembered for many things. Teammates remember how much he loved playing for the Mets. A slick-fielding shortstop on the 1969 Miracle Mets World Series team, Harrelson played ...

Shortly after Bud Harrelson publicly disclosed he had Alzheimer’s several years ago, a former Mets teammate visited him at his Long Island home.

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New York Mets great Bud Harrelson, who was a part of the 1969 World Series team, has died, the team said Thursday. He was 79. He reportedly battled Alzheimer's diease.

Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win an astonishing championship, died early Thursday morning.

NEW YORK – Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win an astonishing championship, died ...

Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win an astonishing championship, died early Thursday morning.