The New York Mets are a professional baseball team from New York, USA, competing in the MLB. They are one of the two teams hailing from New York, the other one is the New York Yankees. The team was founded in 1962 as a replacement for the other teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. During the establishment, the team selected orange from the Giants and blue from the Dodgers as their colors. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds during the 1962-1963 season and moved to Queens later. The Mets additionally used Shea Stadium as their home for 44 years (1964-2008). The team has been using Citi Field as their home since 2009.
The team posted a record of 40–120 in their opening season. In the 1969 World Series, they defeated the Baltimore Orioles and earned the moniker "Miracle Mets" for their outstanding performance. This win ended their consistent finishing record of second to last in the 1960s. The two-time World Series winner (1969 and 1986) secured their place in the postseason 11 times. The Mets have six National League East division titles and five National League pennants. Steve Cohen is the owner who bought the team in 2020. As per Forbes, the sixth-most valuable MLB team have an estimated value of $2.9 billion as of 2023. The Mets have an overall win-loss record of 4,816–5,148 (.483) as of 2024.
New York Mets Mascot - Mr. Met
The New York Mets’ official mascot is Mr. Met. It was first introduced in 1963 as a cartoon and later became a costumed mascot in 1964 at the Shea Stadium. The character was then portrayed by Daniel J. Reilly, a team ticket official of the Mets. The first human-form mascot in the MLB wears a large baseball on his head. He is visible in the home games of the Mets at Citi Field celebrating with fans after the games. He participated in several commercials such as the This is SportsCenter campaign of ESPN. Mr. Met was listed as the No. 1 mascot in all sports by Forbes Magazine in 2012 and made its way into the Mascot Hall of Fame in 2007.
Mr. Met History
The character was first designed by the comic book artist Al Avison. Mr. Met was the first individual on the team to be represented by a bobblehead doll. The mascot appeared along with his wife Mrs. Met (Lady Met) and three "little Mets" children. It was first introduced with a live costume in 1975 and later reintroduced in 2013. It was abandoned during the 1970s by the Mets and later was seen on the New York Mets Official Yearbook cover in 1976. Mr. Met and his wife Mrs. Met were seen on the Mets Shea Stadium Official Schedule cover the following two years but then disappeared for almost 20 years. The team changed their mascot to a living animal named "Mettle the mule”.
Mets fan Lois Kaufmann wrote a letter to the team requesting the revival of the mascot in 1992. However, the team did not fulfill the request. However, Mr. Met became the permanent mascot for the team two years later in 1994. The Mets celebrated the mascot's birthday on April 14, 2002, when all other mascots of the other teams were present. The following year the team's first baseman Tony Clark wore the #00 which was Mr. Met's number. The Mets players wore jerseys with Mr. Met on them during the series with the San Francisco Giants in 2009. The Mascot's second version can be seen at the New York Mets Hall of Fame.
Mr. Met is starting to be displayed on the front in the batting practice caps of the team from 2013 and on the road and home jerseys the following year. In 2015, the Mets collaborated with a fan for a detailed historical background, which was later published by Mascot Books.
FAQs on New York Mets Mascot
A. The Mets mascot is called Mr. Met.
A. Mrs. Met works as a female counterpart for Mr. Met.
A. The Mets fans are called Metsies.
A. Grimace mascot is the McDonald's mascot for the Mets.
A. According to Uni Watch, Lynn Farrell played Mrs. Met in real life, who is a 17-year-old school student.
