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Facts

Also Known As Amazins
Awards And Honors World Series (1986) • World Series (1969)
Date 1961 - present
Headquarters New York City
Areas Of Involvement Baseball
Related People Max Scherzer • Justin Verlander • Darryl Strawberry • Juan Soto • Gary Carter • Pete Alonso • Dwight Gooden • Daisuke Matsuzaka • Yogi Berra • Nolan Ryan • Willie Mays • Roberto Alomar • Tom Glavine • Keith Hernandez • Duke Snider

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Tom Seaver, wearing number 41 for the New York Mets, winds up to throw a pitch on the baseball mound during a game.
Mike Piazza
David Wright
Pete Alonso
Pete Alonso
Dwight Gooden wearing a blue New York Mets uniform and cap, smiling, with the number 16 and Mets logo visible on his jersey.
Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets, wearing jersey number 16, winds up to pitch during a baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago in the 1980s.
Darryl Strawberry smiling and wearing a New York Mets uniform and cap, holding a baseball glove during his Major League Baseball career.
Darryl Strawberry of the New York Mets runs toward first base after hitting the ball, with a Chicago Cubs catcher behind him during a 1983 Major League Baseball game at Shea Stadium.
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