NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� is coming to Cooperstown.
Fresh off to the National League Championship Series last month, the New York Mets donated to the Baseball Hall of Fame one of those blue-and-orange OMG signs players often hoisted to accompany happy moments throughout the season.
The particular sign that was gifted, used by the pitching staff during dugout celebrations, arrived at the Museum and will soon go on display in the Your Team Today exhibit to mark 鈥渢he excitement of the Mets鈥� 2024 season,鈥�
It will remain part of the Museum's permanent collection.
鈥淥MG鈥� is the hit song by Mets infielder Jose Iglesias performed under the stage name Candelita that became ubiquitous at Citi Field as a team anthem this year.
The signs, created by local artist and lifelong Mets fan Jerome McCroy, became familiar to baseball fans all over the country as the wild-card Mets advanced through the playoffs. They fell two wins short of a pennant when they were eliminated by the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in
When putting together its 2024 postseason collection, the Hall of Fame asked the Mets if they might bestow one of the signs to the Museum.
In turn, the team asked Iglesias and pitcher Luis Severino 鈥� clubhouse keepers of the signs 鈥� and they gladly agreed.
A different OMG sign used by hitters to celebrate big swings will ultimately be displayed in the Mets' Hall of Fame at Citi Field, the team said.
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Mike Fitzpatrick, The Associated Press
