The Story of Mr. & Mrs. Met

On the first spring morning of 1963, with the dew still dampening Coogan's Bluff, Casey Stengel, the old skipper of the young Mets, saw a figure in the distance. Deep in the Polo Grounds center field stood a fan like no other -- a fan clearly born to root for the New York Mets. During the 1963 season, the mysterious Mr. Met only appeared in cartoon form on the team’s publications, but Casey so took to the big guy, he invited him to join the Amazin's the next year at their new park, Shea Stadium. In 1964, Mr. Met was home.

In the 1960s, Lady Met joined her partner, Mr. Met, as mascots for the National League’s New York Mets. Her image graced souvenirs like pennants, cups, and programs and even her own stuffed doll, while she and Mr. Met joined fans in person to cheer for the team at Shea Stadium as the first two live-action mascots in Major League Baseball history.

Lady Met married Mr. Met in the mid-1970s and became Mrs. Met. After spending a few years of newlywed bliss together at Shea Stadium, Mr, and Mrs. Met took a break from Shea Stadium to focus on their growing family. Mr. Met was seen around Shea Stadium occasionally during this hiatus, coming back in 1994 as part of Nickelodeon Extreme Baseball at Shea Stadium before returning to Shea Stadium full-time in 1996.

Mr. Met became the first Major League mascot to entertain fans overseas in 2000 as the Mets played Major League Baseball’s first regular season game in Japan’s Tokyo Dome. In 2003, Mrs. Met made a rare appearance as she joined Mr. Met and their three kids in an ESPN Sportscenter commercial that shows them getting stuck in a traffic jam trying to leave the ESPN studios while “Meet the Mets” plays on the radio. Mr. Met moved with the team to their new home at Citi Field in 2009 and was named America’s Favorite Mascot in 2012.

Mrs. Met rejoined Mr. Met as a full-time mascot in 2013, when the Mets hosted the 2013 MLB All-Star Game at Citi Field. Upon her return, she caught fans up on what she’d been doing, sharing that she’d “been busy taking care of her family in Flushing and working part-time as an event planner” during her time away from the team. Mrs. Met has been cheering for the team with Mr. Met ever since and is looking forward to her first trip abroad for the 2024 London Series.