The New York Metropolitans, commonly called the "Mets", colors are borrowed from the two National League teams that left New York City after the 1957 season.
The NY Mets began playing in 1962 and were marketed as a phoenix of New York City National League Baseball.
With this in mind they "borrowed" Brooklyn Dodgers Blue and NY Giants Orange as the official team colors to sooth the broken hearts of thousands of jilted Dodgers and Giants fans.
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