History
New York Mets, a professional baseball team, is one of five teams in the East Division of the National League. The Mets, short for Metropolitans, play at Citi Field in Flushing, New York, and wear white, blue and orange uniforms.
In 1962 in the team’s first season, the Mets posted a league-worst 40-120 record. But seven years later the so-called “Miracle” Mets of 1969 shocked the baseball world by winning the NL pennant and going on to defeat the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles in the World Series. The team was led by NL Cy Young Award winner Tom Seaver.
The Mets remained highly competitive during the early 1970s, placing third in 1970 and 1971. Gil Hodges their manager died of a heart attack before the start of the 1972 season and was replaced by former New York Yankees star Yogi Berra, who guided the club to another third-place finish. In 1973 the Mets again became unlikely champions. The team rose from last place to first in the East Division in the season’s closing weeks by winning 29 of its last 43 games. Tom Seaver won his second Cy Young Award, and the Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds for the NL pennant, but lost to the Oakland Athletics in the World Series.
In the ten seasons from 1974 to 1983, the Mets weren’t able to finish any better than third place. In a rebuilding effort the team put together a young lineup featuring first baseman Keith Hernandez, outfielder Darryl Strawberry, and pitchers Ron Darling and Dwight Gooden. Both Strawberry and Gooden had been named NL rookie of the year, and the two youngsters helped the Mets to second-place finishes in 1984 and 1985.
In 1986 New York won 108 games en route to its second World Series championship. The team’s powerful offense was led by Gary Carter, Keith Hernandez, and Darryl Strawberry. A year earlier, Dwight Gooden became the youngest pitcher ever to win the Cy Young Award. In 2000, the Mets squad won the NL title but lost the World Series to their cross-town rivals, the New York Yankees.
Mets Uniform
The New York Mets team colors are orange, blue, white, and black. The colors are a symbolic “thank you” to the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. The baseball hat logo is the same as the logo that was used by the old New York Giants team; the logo was designed by Ray Gatto.
Stadiums Played In
Polo Grounds (1962 – 1963)
Shea Stadium (1964 – 2008)
Citi Field (2009 – present)
Major League Baseball Titles
World Series Titles (’69, ’86)
National League Pennants (’69, ’73, ’86, ’00)
East Division Titles (’69, ’73, ’86, ’88, ’06)
Current Owner:
Fred Wilpon
Manager: Jerry ManuelGeneral
Manager: Omar Minaya
Active Roster:
Kelvim Escobar
Clint Everts
Pedro Feliciano
Nelson Figueroa
Sean Green
Ryota Igarashi
Eddie Kunz
John Maine
Jay Marshall
Pat Misch
Jon Niese
Ferando Nieve
Babby Parnell
Mike Pelfrey
Francisco Rodriguez
Johan Santana
Tobi Stoner
Rod Barajas
Henry Blanco
Shawn Bowman
Luis Castillo
Alex Cora
Anderson Hernan
Daniel Murphy
Jose Reyes
Ferando Tatis
David Wright
Jason Bay
Carlos Beltran
Chris Carter
Nick Evans
Jeff Francoeur
Fernando Martinez
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