How to watch New York Mets on TV?

NEW YORK METS

In 1962, the New York Mets were founded to replace the city’s departed NL teams – the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. The Mets’ colors come from the Dodgers’ blue and the Giants’ orange.

In the franchise’s first season, the Mets set an MLB record. New York finished with the worst record in history since MLB went to a 162-game schedule. The Mets went 40-120. The team continued to lose until the 1969 Miracle Mets won the franchise’s first World Series.

There are a number of national broadcasts every featuring the Mets on ESPN, FOX Sports, or the MLB Network. A number of games are also broadcast on the CW Network (WPIX in New York). Fans in the New York Mets market can live stream games at SNY.TV and out of market fans can stream using the NBC Sports app. Fans in the region are able to watch the Mets on TV on Sportsnet New York (SNY).

HOME OF THE METS

The Mets played their first two seasons in the old Polo Grounds before moving into Shea Stadium where they would remain for 45 seasons until moving to their current home – Citi Field. The new home of the Mets is located right next to where Shea Stadium used to be (it was demolished). Citi Field now holds 41,922 fans for Mets’ games.

CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

The Mets never had a winning season until 1969 when they won their first division title. They went on to pull one of the biggest World Series upsets ever beating the Baltimore Orioles in five games. Overall, the Mets have won six division titles: 1969, 1973, 1986, 1988, 2006, and 2015.

The Mets went on to win the NL pennant five times: 1969, 1973, 1986, 2000, and 2015. In addition to the 1969 World Series victory, the Mets won a MLB World Series crown in 1986.

New York also made the postseason in 1999, 2000, and 2016 as an MLB wild card.

BEST OF THE METS

One of the most well-known Mets players of all-time was pitcher Tom Seaver. In 1967, Seaver was the National League Rookie of the Year. He would go on to win three NL Cy Young Awards as the league’s best pitcher. In 1969, Seaver won a league-best 25 games, his first Cy Young, and led the Mets to the World Series. He was a 12-time All-Star and is one of just 24 men who have recorded 300 or more wins as a MLB pitcher. Needless to say, Seaver is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

After beginning his career in Los Angeles, catcher Mike Piazza came to the Mets in 1998. He would play just eight seasons with the Mets, but seven of his 12 All-Star selections came as a Met. He won four Silver Slugger Awards while in New York and led the Mets to the 2000 World Series, one in which they faced city rival, the New York Yankees. Piazza hit one of baseball’s iconic home runs on September 21, 2001. It was the first MLB game played in New York after the 9/11 attacks.