The Mets will have the “Five Borough” mascot race at Citi Field this season. The Amazin's revealed the new in-game entertainment during Tuesday’s “What's New at Citi Field 2025” event at ...

New York Mets Mascot - Mr. Met. The New York Mets’ official mascot is Mr. Met. It was first introduced in 1963 as a cartoon and later became a costumed mascot in 1964 at the Shea Stadium.

The Queens edition of the Subway Series between the New York Mets and the New York Yankees included all the off-field ...

Heading into this weekend's Subway Series, the Bronx giraffe is 0-for-22 in the Mets' new '5-Borough Mascot Race,' making it the only borough without a win.

It’s Opening Day at Citi Field, and this season, Mets fans have a mascot race to look forward to, featuring five new quirky characters to fall in love with. NewsdayTV’s Carissa Kellman reports.

The so-called Grimace Effect started on June 12 when the mascot threw out a first pitch to celebrate his 53rd birthday as part of a marketing campaign with Mickey D’s, the Mets’ long-time sponsor.

The mascot race was unveiled on Tuesday at the Mets' event showcasing what's new at Citi Field for the upcoming season. Get Tri-state area news delivered to your inbox with NBC New York's News ...

Here's everything to know about Grimace and the Mets, including why the McDonald's character became New York's unofficial mascot during the team's 2024 turnaround.

SIMON: The Mets already had a mascot, Mr. Met. Kind of like their BJ Leiderman, who does our theme music. So the team was slow at first to put their arms around Grimace.

The New York Mets assigned a designated seat to McDonald's mascot Grimace amid the team's winning record to honor the beloved purple giant's 'special connection to Mets fans.' ...

Grimace. The famous McDonald’s advertising mascot has won the hearts of Mets fans since he threw out the first pitch at a June game and the team’s early season bad fortune quickly turned around.