In 1961, the New York Metropolitan Baseball Club Incorporated, a baseball club, received a certification as member of the National League. In 1962, an expansion franchise was founded in Manhattan. The Mets were formed to replace New York's two previous clubs, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, which both left for California.

Other nicknames include "The Miracle Mets", "The Amazin' Mets", "The Amazins", and "The Metropolitans".

Important moments and Accomplishments

The Mets won two World Series titles as champions. The first one was in 1969 where they played against the Baltimore Orioles. After beating the Orioles (they won four games out of five) they were regarded to as the "Miracle Mets" for beating one of the finest teams in the history of baseball. In this playoff, Donn Clendenon was awarded as the season's MVP. In 1986, they won the World Series for the second time with their match against the Boston Red Sox. They won with four wins out of seven. Ray Knight was awarded as the MVP that year.

They also won the National League Pennants title four times. They became champions in the East Division five times. They were also able to win two Wild Card berths.

The following are baseball players that played for the New York Mets and are included in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. From the players mentioned below, only Tom Seaver was inducted as Met. Carter was inducted as an Expo despite his request to be depicted as either both Met and Expo, or just Met.

Pitchers in the roster:

-Luis Ayala

-Adam Bostick

-Pedro Feliciano

-Nelson Figueroa

-Aaron Heilman

-Brandon Knight

-Eddie Kunz

-John Maine

-Pedro Mart?nez

-Carlos Mu'iz

-Jonathon Niese

-Bobby Parnell

-Mike Pelfrey

-?liver P'rez

-Ricardo Rinc'n

-Duaner S'nchez

-Johan Santana

-Scott Schoeneweis

-Joe Smith

-Brian Stokes

-Billy Wagner

-Richie Ashburn

-Yogi Berra

-Gary Carter

-Willie Mays

-Eddie Murray

-Nolan Ryan

-Tom Seaver

-Duke Snider

-Warren Spahn

-Casey Stengel

New York Mets recent news:

After staying in Polo Ground for two years, 1962 to 1963, the Mets moved to the Shea Stadium and stayed there for forty four years, from 1964 to 2008. They will be moving to their new home, the Citi Field. The Citi Field is still under construction and is expected to open in time for the 2009 season.

There are still rumors about Mets trying to get Manny Ramirez for the next season.

The Mets and Jerry Manuel have agreed and signed on a contract spanning two years.

The 2008 season has just ended, and the 2009 season is fast approaching. Mets fans can look forward to better New York Mets playoffs this coming season.