14 Facts About The Mets

1. The Mets was introduced on the cover of game programs in 1963, when the Mets were still playing at the Polo Grounds in northern Manhattan.

2. 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.

3. The Mets held a more modest 3.5-game lead after 145 games of the 2008 season, their final season at Shea Stadium.

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

7. The Mets had a near playoff miss in 2001 and struggled from 2002 to 2004.

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

9. The Mets held the New York baseball single-season attendance record for 29 years.

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. The Mets qualified to play in the Major League Baseball postseason in 1988 and 2006, coming within one game of the World Series both years.

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