Five teams have collected three sacrifice flies in an inning: the Chicago White Sox ( fifth inning, July 1, 1962 against the Cleveland Indians ); the New York Yankees twice ( fourth inning, June 29, 2000 against the Detroit Tigers and third inning, August 19, 2000 against the Anaheim Angels ); the New York Mets ( second inning, June 24, 2005 against the Yankees ); and the Houston Astros ( seventh inning, June 26, 2005 against the Texas Rangers ).

The New York Mets have featured a " Home Run Apple " that rises whenever a Mets player hits a home run.

That memorandum recognized that the Mets would have exclusive use of the stadium until they had completed their season.

During their history, the Mets have won two World Series titles ( 1969 and 1986 ), four National League pennants ( 1969, 1973, 1986, 2000 ) and five National League East titles ( 1969, 1973, 1986, 1988, 2006 ).

The Mets have appeared in more World Series — four — than any other expansion team in Major League Baseball history.

Like the home uniforms, the road grays will be worn only with blue caps, undersleeves, belts and socks, and will have the 50th Anniversary patch in place of the Mets skyline logo on the left sleeves for 2012.

However, this would have required the Yankees to play their home games at Shea Stadium in Queens, the regular home of the New York Mets.

Since 2007 they have been a farm team of the Baltimore Orioles ; prior to that, they had a 38-year affiliation with the New York Mets.

The last straw might have been during the Mets '

( The major league Brooklyn Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958, although the New York Mets have been located in the adjacent borough of Queens since 1964.

The Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies and New York Mets are the only franchises to have three different players reach the milestone while on their roster.

The New York Mets successfully bid for the 2013 All-Star Game in their home ballpark, Citi Field, which was opened in 2009 ; the Mets have not hosted the All-Star Game since 1964, the longest drought in All-Star history.

Of the remaining 28 franchises, the New York Mets have gone the longest period without hosting since their sole hosting duty in 1964, but this streak will come to an end in 2013.

Eighteen teams have all hosted an all-star game at least twice since the Mets last did: Atlanta Braves ( 1972 and 2000 ), Chicago White Sox ( 1983 and 2003 ), Cincinnati Reds ( 1970 and 1988 ), Cleveland Indians ( 1981 and 1997 ), Detroit Tigers ( 1971 and 2005 ), Houston Astros ( 1968, 1986, and 2004 ), Kansas City Royals ( 1973 and 2012 ), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ( 1967, 1989, and 2010 ), Milwaukee Brewers ( 1975 and 2002 ), Minnesota Twins ( 1965, 1985, and 2014 ), New York Yankees ( 1977 and 2008 ), Philadelphia Phillies ( 1976 and 1996 ), Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1974, 1994, and 2006 ), San Diego Padres ( 1978 and 1992 ), San Francisco Giants ( 1984 and 2007 ), Seattle Mariners ( 1979 and 2001 ), and St. Louis Cardinals ( 1966 and 2009 ), and Washington Senators / Texas Rangers ( 1969 and 1995 ).

Many reasons have been offered for his decline: early overuse, cocaine addiction, the league catching on to some of his pitches ( notably a fastball that rose out of the strike zone, which hitters increasingly avoided ), or the influence of Mets pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre, who convinced Gooden to change his pitching motion in the hopes of prolonging his career.

The Mets have stated that the surgery was done without their consent, and the team expressed their disappointment with Beltrán's decision.

They have four children: José Javier, Shakira, José Jr., also a former Major League outfielder, and José Enrique Cruz, an infielder in the New York Mets minor league system.

Mets pitchers have thrown 37 one-hitters.

Two franchises, the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers, have not had a manager win the award.

It should also be noted that some of the booing may have been a result of Matsui supplanting future Mets star José Reyes at shortstop.

This honor made him the first manager to have had his number retired by two different teams ( the Mets in 1965, the Yankees in 1970 ).

Both uniforms will feature the " Mets " script, player numerals and names in blue outlined in orange, and both be worn only with the team's traditional blue cap with orange crest ( although the orange button on top of the cap has been retained ), blue undersleeves, belts and socks.

Another variation on the Mets uniform features a solid blue jersey with " Los Mets " written in orange with white trim, worn with solid white pants.

He wore number 24, which — although not officially retired — had not been regularly worn by a Mets player since Willie Mays ' retirement in 1973.

When Snider joined the Mets, he discovered that his familiar number 4 was being worn by Charlie Neal, who refused to give it up.

Former teammates Ron Darling, Bob Ojeda and Roger McDowell have also worn number 17 in tribute to Hernandez for teams they played for after leaving the Mets.

Rodríguez, who had worn number 57 for his entire career, switched to number 75, as Mets ace Johan Santana currently wears number 57.

With the Mets, Valent wore uniform number 57 ( later worn by pitcher Johan Santana ).

In early August the Cubs swept the Mets in a 4-game home series that further distanced them from the pack.

The team set a major-league record by scoring 658 runs at home on the season, and Burks and Bichette became the first pair of teammates since Darryl Strawberry and Howard Johnson of the 1987 New York Mets to both steal 30 bases and hit 30 homers in the same season.

In Game 3, the Astros were ahead at Shea Stadium, 5 – 4, in the bottom of the 9th when closer Dave Smith gave up a two-run home run to Lenny Dykstra, giving the Mets a dramatic 6 – 5 win.

With the final 6x games at home, the Brewers were still in the hunt for the Wild Card behind the New York Mets.

They first swept the Pittsburgh Pirates, thanks to walk-off home runs by Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun, tying the New York Mets for the Wild Card lead with 3 games to go against the NL Central division champion Chicago Cubs.

During the 1962 and 1963 seasons, the Mets played their home games at the Polo Grounds.

From 1964 to 2008, the Mets ' home ballpark was Shea Stadium.

The Mets advanced to game seven of the 2006 NLCS but lost after Yadier Molina ’ s game-winning two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning.

It is played on the radio, during television broadcasts and at Mets ' home games.

The Giants were allowed to play their home games at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut in 1973 – 74, and at at Shea Stadium ( home of the Mets ) in 1975, due to the renovation of Yankee Stadium.

* In the first major sporting event in New York City since the attack, a baseball game at Shea Stadium, the New York Mets ' Mike Piazza hits a two-run, game-winning home run in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Atlanta Braves to defeat the Braves, 3-2.

Snow hit a three-run home run to tie the game ; but the Mets won the game anyway by scoring in the tenth inning.

The Padres playing host to the New York Mets at Jack Murphy Stadium during a 1990 home game.

It was the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets from 1964 to 2008.

It was demolished in 2009 to furnish additional parking for the adjacent Citi Field, the current home of the Mets.

On April 30, 1988, during a home game against the New York Mets, with two out in the top of the ninth inning umpire Dave Pallone made a safe at first call that allowed what would become the eventual game-winning run to score.

"), Tom Herr's walk-off grand slam home run against the New York Mets in April 1987 (" A Grand Slam-a!