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The ‘Gay Grimace’ Mets are the hottest team in baseball

Make Grimace the Mets’ new mascot

On June 12, the New York Mets’ entire season took a shift.

Entering the day eight games under .500 despite having the payroll of a world superpower, the Mets were struggling and on the brink of digging themselves into a hole that they couldn’t get themselves out of.

Then a hero came along. A purple blob of a hero.

After Grimace threw out the first pitch, the Mets have simply been one of the best teams in baseball. New York has been on a seven game win streak, including a come-from-behind victory over the defending champion Texas Rangers. Baseball players can be superstitious sometimes, but the Grimace-led vibes are something even Mets players can get behind.

This also comes in conjunction with the Mets celebrating Pride Month, and since posting the Pride flag and hosting Grimace, the Mets have been the hottest team in baseball.

It’s gotten to the point now where even McDonalds is in on the Grimace Mets.

Mets fans are loving it:

The Mets need to keep Grimace around for them to keep winning. If New York makes the playoffs, Grimace has to throw out the first pitch.

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