15 Facts About Mets

1. On December 10, 2012, the Mets unveiled an alternate blue fielding cap, featuring an orange brim and a white trim around the orange "NY" insignia.

2. On November 14, 2012, the Mets introduced two new blue alternate jerseys.

3. In 2012, as the Mets tried to bounce back from three consecutive losing seasons, they lost star shortstop Reyes to free agency, when he signed with the Miami Marlins.

4. The Mets opened Citi Field in 2009, but were not a factor due to a rash of injuries to numerous key players including Reyes, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Oliver Perez and Livan Hernandez.

5. The Mets loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the inning, but Adam Wainwright struck out Beltran looking with a devastating curveball.

6. The Mets advanced to game seven of the 2006 NLCS but lost after Yadier Molina's game-winning two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning.

7. The Mets were defeated by the Yankees in five games.

8. In 1998, the Mets acquired catcher Mike Piazza in a blockbuster trade and missed the postseason by only one game.

9. The Mets broke their own record five times before the record was regained by the Yankees in 1999.

10. The Mets have appeared in five World Series, more than any other expansion team in MLB history.

11. The Mets qualified for the postseason as the National League wild card team in 1999, 2000, and 2016.

12. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed NL teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants.

13. The Mets are one of two Major League clubs based in New York City; the other is the New York Yankees of the American League East.

14. New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens.

15. The New York Mets had an encouraging end to the 2018 season.