OMG hits Cooperstown as Mets’ home run sign will get Hall of Fame display

By: Mike Fitzpatrick, The Associated Press Posted: 8:28 PM CST Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — The spirit of “OMG” is coming to Cooperstown.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The spirit of “OMG” is coming to Cooperstown.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The spirit of “OMG” is coming to Cooperstown.

Fresh off their exuberant run to the National League Championship Series last month, the New York Mets donated to the Baseball Hall of Fame one of those blue-and-orange OMG signs players often hoisted to accompany happy moments throughout the season.

The particular sign that was gifted, used by the pitching staff during dugout celebrations, arrived at the Museum and will soon go on display in the Your Team Today exhibit to mark “the excitement of the Mets’ 2024 season,” the Hall of Fame announced Tuesday.

FILE - New York Mets second baseman Jose Iglesias celebrates on the field after the Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the National League baseball playoff series, Oct. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

It will remain part of the Museum’s permanent collection.

“OMG” is the hit song by Mets infielder Jose Iglesias performed under the stage name Candelita that became ubiquitous at Citi Field as a team anthem this year.

The signs, created by local artist and lifelong Mets fan Jerome McCroy, became familiar to baseball fans all over the country as the wild-card Mets advanced through the playoffs. They fell two wins short of a pennant when they were eliminated by the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the NLCS.