Brief History

   The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962. From 1964 to 2008, the Mets' home ballpark was Shea Stadium. In 2009, they moved into a new stadium, Citi Field. The Mets have won the Commissioners Trophy or as most people know it, the World Series twice in their history, In 1969 and 1986. After their dramatic victory over the Red Sox in the 1986 World Series, the Mets have only returned to the World Series once. In 2000, they faced their in-town rival the New York Yankees but lost in 5 games. They also came close to it in 2006, but a Homerun by Yadier Molina of the Cardinals ended their hopes in game 7. Since their amazing run in 2006, The Mets have struggled to returned to the Play-offs, going the last 5 years without making it to the post-season. They recently hired Sandy Alderson, who is considered one of baseball's top executives, to rebuild the team and hopefully get them back to October baseball, which is every teams' goal.