Third place NL East Team ERA: 3.96 (15th in MLB) Team OPS: .734 (9th in MLB) What Went Right For a while it felt like nothing ...

Grimace. The famous McDonald’s advertising mascot has won the hearts of Mets fans since he threw out the first pitch at a June game and the team’s early season bad fortune quickly turned around.

The Mets and the Yankees may be crosstown rivals — but I was able to transcend the bad blood by dressing up as none other than Grimace in enemy territory. Well, for the most part, that is.

"Grimace is our God," jokes Amanda. This giant aubergine-coloured mascot, whose species is unknown, has seemingly transformed the fortunes of the New York Mets and their fans are lapping it up.

Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso and Luis Severino make this list, as do Seymour Weiner, bad cleats and a fainting outfielder.

The Grimace Effect has taken New York by storm—and it may even take the New York Mets to the World Series. So break out your baseball glove, and read on to find out what the Grimace Effect is ...

Tarlor said she considered naming her first child after the McDonald's mascot Grimace, after it was associated with a Mets winning streak earlier this year. "They were doing so well, we would joke ...

DRELLICH: The big cuddly purple Grimace costume, all of a sudden, became an emblem and a talisman to Mets fans. SIMON: The Mets already had a mascot, Mr. Met. Kind of like their BJ Leiderman ...

And then Grimace entered the picture. The Mets' dramatic turnaround in the 2024 campaign began right around when McDonald's famous mascot threw out the first pitch at Citi Field in mid-June.