The Mets closed out their first season at Shea Stadium with doubleheader losses to the Cincinnati Reds at home. Despite the tough year in 1964, Mets fans packed the stadium consistently. Over 1.7 mill ...

Like the famous theme song, “Meet the Mets,” Mr. Met is an iconic part of the team’s history that came about in their second season of 1963. That year, the Mets yearbook introduced the franchise’s bel ...

Fans with exclusive access dined at Shea Stadium’s Diamond Club during the 1969 World Series. Mr. Met and Lady Met appeared on the cover of the Club menu, which offered everything from appetizers to d ...

Before the 1969 season, the National League split into East and West divisions. The Mets battled the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals all season for the new eastern title. On September 24, 196 ...

The 1963 Press-Radio-TV Guide introduced two Mets mainstays: Shea Stadium and Mr. Met. The Mets were playing at the Polo Grounds in 1963, but the team was preparing to move into the shiny new Shea Sta ...

The Mets celebrate when two of their fans tie the knot and honor those couples with these exclusive mascot wedding bobbleheads.

The Mets’ official song evolved with the times. When the Mets first formed in 1962, most people listened to music on records. By the 1980s, cartridges and cassettes had taken over, and by the 1990s, t ...

The Mets joined the bicentennial festivities with a colonial-themed Mr. Met on the cover of the 1976 yearbook. The players provided the fireworks that season: Tom Seaver led the league in strikeouts, ...

Fans who purchased books of tickets for the 1969 season were in for a suspenseful, and ultimately triumphant, year. Though the Mets trailed the first-place Chicago Cubs for most of the season, and by ...

In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the 1969 World Series title, members of the Miracle Mets team attended a pregame ceremony at Citi Field. It was the inaugural year at the new ballpark.