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."
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New York Mets is short for New York Metropolitans. A metropolitan is a person who lives in the city.
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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.
Omar Quintanilla was a member of the New York Mets. He played shortstop for the Mets during the 2012 - 2014 seasons.
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Magic is the name of the NBA Orlando Magic. Mets is the name of the New York Mets. Montreal Alouettes is the name of a team in the Canadian Football League.
From 1963 to 1983, when the Yankees and Mets played each other it was known as the Mayor's Trophy Game. The Yankees led the series with a 10-8-1 record.
It derives its name from Citigroup, the New York financial services group that bought the stadium's naming rights. The New York Mets' park opened in 2009.
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