Count with Mookie Wilson and Keith Hernandez.
Rowlf supporting the Mets on The Jimmy Dean Show.
Herry and Chris in their Mets hats.
The New York Mets are a professional Baseball team, based in the New York City borough of Queens. As a member of Major League Baseball's National League, the franchise was founded in 1962. The Mets' home ballparks have included the Polo Grounds from 1962 to 1963, Shea Stadium from 1964 to 2008, and Citi Field since 2009.
In 2014, the Muppets appeared with the Mets on Express Written Consent.
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- Several Mets players have guest starred on Sesame Street, including Keith Hernandez and Mookie Wilson encountering The Count swinging before the pitch was made, and in Episode 2351 they help teach Snuffy how to hit a baseball. Hernandez and Wilson also appeared in the celebrity version of "Put Down the Duckie."
- Another episode featured Telly showing his baseball collection to Ron Darling.
- In Episode 0020, Oscar cleans his trash can by dumping things out. One of the items he tosses is a Mets banner, informing Gordon that he doesn't want to lose it.
- In Episode 0211, Big Bird plays a guessing game with Miguel, trying to figure out what Miguel has been doing (playing baseball). He recalls that Miguel's cap is just like the ones the Mets wear.
- A Mets cap is used during a hat game with Gordon in Episode 0219.
- In Episode 1200, Herry Monster and Christopher Wein explore same and different. They wear Mets hats and red shirts to show how they're the same.
- Uncle Wally teaches Elmo about the different sections of a newspaper in Episode 2582, including the sports section with an article about the Mets' evening game.