Update, October 21, 2024: The Mets finished a charmed season by losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series; wait 'til next year! New York City's National League franchise is younger than the Yankees' and has won two World Series since its debut back in 1962. Recent years, since billionaire Steve Cohen bought the team, have been up and down (2023 was definitely down) though expectations remain high, especially considering the payroll. There's superstar shortstop Francisco Lindor, Japanese pitcher Kodai Senga (known for his so-called ghost forkball) and, perhaps dearest to fans' hearts, homegrown slugger Pete Alonso. The club's ballpark in Queens was designed to resemble Ebbets Field, home to spiritual forefathers the Brooklyn Dodgers (the Mets were formed shortly after the Dodgers and the New York Giants left town for the West Coast).