Mets biography

The history of the New York Mets began in 1962 when the team was introduced as part of the National League (and MLB)'s first expansion of the 20th century. The team has won two World Series championships and five National League pennants in their history. The current owner of the team is Steve Cohen, the team president is David Stearns and the team's manager is Carlos Mendoza

Franchise history

Founding of the Mets

In 1957, the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants relocated from New York to Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, respectively, leaving the largest city in the United States with no National League franchise (and only one team overall, the American League's New York Yankees).

Two years later, on July 27, 1959, New York based attorney William Shea announced the formation of a third major baseball league, the Continental League.^[1] Shea tried to get several existing National League clubs to move, including the Philadel mets biography2 FOS