New York Mets are a professional baseball team that plays in the National League (NL) East division of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Mets play their home games in Citi Field in Queens, a borough of New York City. 
The Mets joined the National League as an expansion team in 1962. The early Mets teams drew national attention for their futility. The team averaged 113 losses per year during the club’s first four seasons, including a modern MLB record 120 losses in 1962. Those early teams were sarcastically called the “Amazing Mets” under their outspoken manager Casey Stengel. The team began play at the historic Polo Grounds and moved into Shea Stadium in 1964.
The Mets surprised the baseball world by winning the NL pennant in 1969. The team then defeated the highly favored Baltimore Orioles in the World Series. The team returned to the World Series in 1973, but lost to the Oakland Athletics. Mets stars of that era included pitchers Jerry Koosman and Tom Seaver, shortstop Bud Harrelson, and outfielder Cleon Jones.
With a new crop of stars that included Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, pitcher Dwight Gooden, first baseman Keith Hernandez, and outfielder Darryl Strawberry, the Mets won the 1986 World Series over the Boston Red Sox.
The Mets lost the 2000 World Series to the New York Yankees. Stars of that team included second baseman Edgardo Alfonzo, Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza, and third baseman Robin Ventura. The Mets moved from Shea Stadium to Citi Field in 2009. The Mets reached the World Series in 2015, but lost to the Kansas City Royals. Recent Mets stars have included outfielder Carlos Beltran, pitchers Jacob deGrom, Johan Santana, and Noah Syndergaard, and third baseman David Wright.
