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| 1961 |
Using blue and orange, the team colors of the departed Dodgers and Giants, the Mets unveil the franchise's logo selected from over 500 entries submitted in the expansion team's $1000 design contest. Sports cartoonist Ray Gatto's winning entry displays a skyline representing all five boroughs with various iconic symbols of the Big Apple.
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| 2004 | Receiving 21 of the 28 first-place votes, Vladimir Guerrero (.337, 39, 126) wins the 2004 American League's MVP Award. The 28-year-old former Expo outfielder signed as a free agent with the Angels after the Mets refused to guarantee his salary based on advice from their medical staff. |
| 2006 | The Nationals name Manny Acta as the team's new manager, replacing 71-year-old Frank Robinson, the oldest pilot in baseball. The 37-year-old Dominican, who served as the Mets' third-base coach for the past two seasons, is now the youngest skipper in the majors. |
| 2007 | After a five-year departure to play for the Mets, Tom Glavine returns to the Braves, agreeing to an $8 million, one-year deal. The 41-year-old southpaw, a two-time Cy Young winner with the team, left Atlanta in 2002 after negotiations as a free agent became acrimonious with team president Stan Kasten. |
| 2009 | The Mets hire Wally Backman to manage the Brooklyn Cyclones, their farm team in the New York-Penn League. The team's new skipper, who played a vital role with the 1986 World Series championship club, was hired and fired to be Diamondbacks' skipper in 2004, shortly after the New York Times revealed the former second baseman had been arrested twice and had financial difficulties. |
5 Fact(s) Found