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new york's other baseball team, and prouder of it than you'd expect.
means a major league baseball franchise in queens, new york, founded in 1962, known for chaos, heartbreak, and occasional miracles.
from short for metropolitans, borrowed from a defunct 19th-century new york team, chosen in a fan naming contest that also considered skyliners and skyscrapers.
1962 record40-120, worst season in modern history
1969 miraclewon world series seven years later
mascotmr. met, first team mascot with human head
colorsblue and orange, borrowed from dodgers and giants