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Kanehl hit the first grand slam in Mets history on July 6, 1962, at the Polo Grounds. Kanehl in 1963. Before making the major leagues, Kanehl played for eight seasons in the New York Yankees' and Cincinnati Reds' minor league systems. In 1962, at age 28, he was given an opportunity to try out for the Mets' opening season.
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.
Ed Kranepool, one of the last of the original New York Mets, died on Sunday of cardiac arrest at his home in Boca Raton.He was 79. Kranepool was a member of the 1969 Miracle Mets, playing for them ...
Below is an alphabetical list of every player that has played for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball since the franchise's inception in 1962. Included are the seasons in which they played for the Mets and their primary position(s).
Iglesias' hit lifted the Mets to a critical 3-2 victory over the Diamondbacks in front of 18,425 fans on Thursday afternoon at Chase Field. "He wants to be in those situations," Carlos Mendoza said.
Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss Pete Alonso re-signing with the Mets, notable position battles to watch this Spring Training, which players are returning from injury in 2025 and make ...
The team is often referred to as the "Amazin' Mets" (a nickname coined by Casey Stengel, who managed the team from their inaugural season to 1965) or the "Miracle Mets". The 1969 season was the first season of divisional play in Major League Baseball. The Mets were assigned to the newly created National League East.
In signing Soto, the Mets won a reported bidding war with the crosstown rival Yankees, who lose Soto's services after a single season in the Bronx that ended with a trip to the World Series.