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Kevin
August 17, 2001
First Opening Day win in Mets history.

Mike Dolitsky
October 5, 2006
As Kevin points out, this was the first time the Mets ever won on Opening Day. I wonder if any other professional sports franchise won a World Championship before they won an Opening Day game?

CJ
November 28, 2014
This was the final opening day at old Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

Chris Barrett
September 27, 2019
This was the final Opening Day ever at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

NYB Buff
June 2, 2021
The first season-opening win in Mets history! It came at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field, the same place where they recorded their first victory ever in 1962. The win here seemed to change the Mets' luck on Opening Day. After losing their first game of the year all eight times in the 1960s, the team would win nine of ten openers during the 1970s and then do the same again in the 1980s. In each of the next three decades, the Mets had Opening Day records of 6-4 (1990s), 7-3 (2000s) and 7-3 (2010s.)



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