New York Mets Information The New York Mets are a Major League Baseball team in the borough of Queens in New York.

They were founded in 1962 as a National League Expansion team. Their home stadium, Shea Stadium, is in Flushing, New York. The first game played in Shea Stadium was on April 17, 1964. Construction of the stadium took about 29 months and the entire cost was $28.5 million. The New York Mets uniforms are black, blue, and orange.

The Mets have won a total of four Division titles in 1963, 1973, 1986 and 1988. They have also won four National League pennants in 1969, 1973, 1986, and 2000. In addition, they won the World Series Championship Title in 1969 and 1986.

Buy Mets Tickets 2002 : The Mets signed Free Agent Roger Cedeño, and traded for Roberto Alomar, OF Jermomy Burnitz, and 1B Mo Vaughn. These decisions were made to assist their offense which struggled the season before. Unfortunately, the Mets ended up repeating the 1992 season. They also encountered a few obstacles off the field, which included rumors that catcher Mike Piazza was gay. The season continued to fall apart and plummeted in August when the team went winless at home losing 13 straight games all together. Finally, in September the Mets finished in last place with a disappointing 75-86 record.

The rumors continued, this time about Marijuana use among the team. Due to such a humiliating year the Mets fired Manager Bobby Valentine and replaced him with Art Howe. 2003: Hoping to start off the year right the Mets started Free Agent Tom Glavine on Opening Day. Unfortunately, the Mets got pounded by the Chicago Cubs 15-2. Roberto Alomar and Mo Vaughn continued to struggle throughout the season.

That May Mike Piazza suffered a serious groin injury. The Mets settled into last place and the franchise decided to alter their direction. Vaughn got a degenerative knee condition which ended his career, while Burnitz, Benitez, and Alomar were traded for prospects. Then, the Mets top prospect, Jose Reyes, joined the team. He brought much light to the team and was instantly loved by the fans. Cliff Floyd, who was also highly respected by fans, was an asset to the team before having surgery in August. In addition, the Mets lost Reyes to an ankle injury the next month. They finished the season in last place with a record of 66-95. Furthermore, Bob Murphy, their announcer, retired after 41 seasons with the Mets. 2004: The Mets made a good decision to bring David Wright up to the Majors instead of trading him. Richard Hidalgo was another asset to the Mets team this season. Both were credible players who helped the team immensely. Unfortunately, the Mets gave away many top prospects for this season. The Mets also lost Victor Zambano to any injury. Even with future Hall of Famer, Mike Piazza, the Mets still remain unsuccessful. On a positive note they improved by five games over their upsetting 2003 season. Even though their offense improved, their pitching declined in contrast to past years. Richard Hidalgo and Mike Cameron were improvements to the Mets outfield.

Throughout the 2004 season, the New York Mets played 162 games and ended up winning 71 games and losing 91 games.