New York Mets Article Index for
New York
Limousines in
New York
Articles about
New York Mets
Website Links For
New York Mets
 

Information About

New York Mets




  Name New York Mets
  Established 1962
  Misc
  Manager Willie Randolph
  Gm Omar Minaya
  Owner Fred Wilpon
  Logo NLE-NYM-Logopng
  Uniformlogo NLE-NYM-Insigniapng
  WS (2)
  WORLD CHAMPIONS 1969 &nbsp•&nbsp 1986
  LEAGUE NL
  P (4)
  PENNANTS 1969&nbsp•&nbsp1973&nbsp•&nbsp1986&nbsp•&nbsp2000
  Misc1
  OTHER PENNANTS
  DIV East
  DV (5)
  Division Champs 1969&nbsp•&nbsp1973&nbsp•&nbsp1986&nbsp•&nbsp1988&nbsp</br>2006&nbsp
  Misc5
  OTHER DIV CHAMPS
  WC (2)
  Wild Card 1999&nbsp•&nbsp2000
  Misc6
  Current League National League
  Y1 1962
  Division East Division
  Y2 1969
  Misc2
  Nicknames The Amazin' Mets, The Amazin's, The Metropolitans, The Kings of Queens
  Y3 1962
  Pastnames
  Ballpark Shea Stadium
  Y4 1964
  Pastparks Polo Grounds (–)
  Future Parks Citifield (opening in 2009 )
  Uniform NLE-Uniform-NYMPNG
  Retirednumbers 14 , 37 , 41 , 42
  Numbers Out Of Circulation But Not Retired 8 , 24 , 24 , 31 , 31
  Team Mets
  Team1 Mets
  Uniform Logo Nl 2005 newyork 01gif


The New York Mets (short for '''New York Metropolitans''') are a Major League Baseball team based in Flushing in the New York City Borough of Queens .

The Mets play in the East Division of the National League . They are one of two major league franchises in the City of New York, the other being the New York Yankees . The Mets have won two World Series Championships in their 46-year history, the first in 1969 and the second in 1986 .


FRANCHISE HISTORY


in 1957, the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants abandoned New York for California , leaving the largest city in the United States without a National League franchise. Two years later, on July 27 , 1959 , attorney William Shea announced the formation of a third major baseball league, the Continental League . He tried to get several existing clubs to move, including the Philadelphia Phillies , the Pittsburgh Pirates , and the Cincinnati Reds , but no National League club was interested.

  Founded 1962
  Owner Fred Wilpon (Private)
  GM Omar Minaya
  Manager Willie Randolph
  Colors Black, blue, and orange
  Mascot Mr Met , a human with a giant baseball for a head
  Rivals Atlanta Braves (Braves Suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) ( Braves-Mets Rivalry ), New York Yankees ( Subway Series ), Philadelphia Phillies , Florida Marlins , Saint Louis Cardinals
  Local TV Affiliates SportsNet New York , WPIX New York
  TV Announcers Gary Cohen , Ron Darling , Keith Hernandez
  Local Radio Affiliates WFAN , WADO (Spanish)
  Radio Announcers Howie Rose , Tom McCarthy , Ed Coleman
  Spring Training Facility Tradition Field, aka Thomas J White Stadium , Port St Lucie, FL


  Title World Series Champions<br>New York Mets
  Years 1969
  Before Detroit Tigers <br> 1968
  After Baltimore Orioles <br> 1970


  Title World Series Champions<br>New York Mets
  Years 1986
  Before Kansas City Royals <br> 1985
  After Minnesota Twins <br> 1987


  Title National League Champions<br>New York Mets
  Years 1969
  Before St Louis Cardinals <br> 1967 and 1968
  After Cincinnati Reds <br> 1970


  Title National League Champions<br>New York Mets
  Years 1973
  Before Cincinnati Reds <br> 1972
  After Los Angeles Dodgers <br> 1974


  Title National League Champions<br>New York Mets
  Years 1986
  Before St Louis Cardinals <br> 1985
  After St Louis Cardinals <br> 1987


  Title National League Champions<br>New York Mets
  Years 2000
  Before Atlanta Braves <br> 1999
  After Arizona Diamondbacks <br> 2001