New York Mets is short for New York Metropolitans. A metropolitan is a person who lives in the city.
From the clubs beginning in 1962, it was the New York Mets. Mets was short for Metropolitans. The owners selected "Mets" because it was closely related to their already existing corporate name, "New York Metropolitan Baseball Club Inc."
The New York Yankees and the New York Mets.
1962
Baseball: New York Yankees or... New York Mets
New York City hence New York Mets
New York Mets was created in 1962.
He is the mascot for the new york mets
Gil Hodges
The full name for the New York Mets MLB team is in fact "Mets". The term Metropolitans comes from the club's corporate name of "New York Metropolitan Baseball Club, Inc." as well as the old "New York Metropolitans" professional baseball team that existed from 1880 to 1887.
The New York Mets began playing in 1962.
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