Opening Day is a little more than a month away, which means the Mets are in Florida fine-tuning their skills ahead of the upcoming season. NBC New York’s Bruce Beck reports.
Following in the footsteps of the Nationals' presidents race and the Brewers' sausages race, the New York Mets have unveiled the "The 5-Boro Mascot Race."
The mascot race will take place at every home game and feature a mascot representing each of New York City's five boroughs.
The mascots include:
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- A slice of pizza: Brooklyn
- A ferry: Staten Island
- A skyscraper: Manhattan
- A giraffe: Bronx
The mascot race was unveiled on Tuesday at the Mets' event showcasing what's new at Citi Field for the upcoming season.
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SIGN UP The race will take place in the third inning of home games.
There's a lot of excitement and anticipation about the Mets' this season following the team's signing of free agent superstar Juan Soto for a record $765 million contract.
