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The Mets' team colors of orange (from the Giants) and blue (from the Dodgers) were chosen as a direct nod to the National League's storied past in New York. The Mets also paid homage to the Giants by adopting their interlocking "NY" cap insignia for their own. Orange and blue are also New York City's official colors, appearing on its city flag.
The Mets started the 1999 season well, going 17–9, but after an eight-game losing streak, including the last two to the New York Yankees, the Mets fired their entire coaching staff except for manager Bobby Valentine.The Mets, in front of a national audience on Sunday Night Baseball, beat the New York Yankees 7–2 in the turning point of the ...
David Allen Wright (born December 20, 1982) is an American former professional baseball third baseman who spent his entire 14-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Mets.
New York Mets all-time win–loss records Statistic Wins Losses Win% New York Mets regular season record (1962–2024) 4,816 5,148 .483 New York Mets postseason record (1962–2024) 59 46 .562 All-time regular and postseason record: 4,875: 5,194.484
The 1962 New York Mets season was the first regular season for the Mets, as the National League returned to New York City for the first time since 1957. They went 40–120 (.250) and finished tenth and last in the National League, 60 + 1 ⁄ 2 games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants , who had once called New York home.
In the history of the Mets, there have been 23 managers that managed a game including four interim managers. Of those managers, only Joe Torre was a player-manager (a manager who also plays for the team); [1] [2] Yogi Berra did play four games while he was a coach for the Mets in 1965.
The 1969 New York Mets season was the team's eighth as a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise and culminated when they won the World Series over the Baltimore Orioles. They played their home games at Shea Stadium and were managed by Gil Hodges .
November 13, 1985: Kelvin Chapman was released by the New York Mets. [3] December 10, 1985: Clint Hurdle was drafted from the Mets by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1985 rule 5 draft. [4] January 16, 1986: Ronn Reynolds was traded by the New York Mets with Jeff Bittiger to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rodger Cole and Ronnie Gideon. [5]