PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Thirty years ago, when the Mets made their last journey through the Canyon of Heroes, many of those currently in uniform had yet to be born. And those who were had barely graduated from T-ball.
Yet here they sit, at the beginning of a long journey, allowing themselves to envision their own coronation.
“I think in New York, they want us to win, they need us to win, it feels like that,” said Lucas Duda, the Mets’ slugging first baseman. “So we’re going to do everything in our power to bring home a championship.