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The biggest superstition or ritual for each MLB team

By Brad Weiss

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 9: CC Sabathia #52 of the New York Yankees delivers the first pitch in the first inning during Game 4 of the ALDS against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 9: CC Sabathia #52 of the New York Yankees delivers the first pitch in the first inning during Game 4 of the ALDS against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /
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The New York Mets big apple with a plaster on it where Travis d’Arnaud’s game one home run hit shown during warm up before the MLB NLCS Playoffs game two, Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets at Citi Field, Queens, New York. USA. 18th October 2015. Photo Tim Clayton (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
The New York Mets big apple with a plaster on it where Travis d’Arnaud’s game one home run hit shown during warm up before the MLB NLCS Playoffs game two, Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets at Citi Field, Queens, New York. USA. 18th October 2015. Photo Tim Clayton (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images) /

New York Mets: The Home Run Apple

In the 1980s, the New York Mets were one of the more exciting teams in all of baseball, winning a ton of games and lighting up Queens on a nightly basis. The winners of the 1986 World Series, the Mets have not won a single World Series since, although they have appeared in two additional.

One constant for the Mets from then until now has been the big red apple in centerfield. Whether it has been at Shea Stadium, or the beautiful Citi Field, the apple has been a focal point of the stadium. When you see it rise, it means the Mets have done something special.

That something special is the home run, and every time a Mets player jacks one out of the park, you will see that apple out in centerfield rise, and since it’s inception it has actually grown. Originally installed in Shea Stadium in 1980, the apple was only nine feet at the time, and since the Mets moved into their new digs, the new apple is twice the size.

Just like the facade at Yankee Stadium, the Mets Apple is a symbol of the team that plays in Queens. The apple that used to reside in Shea Stadium followed the team to Citi Field, and now sits outside the stadium for all Mets fans to see.

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