Mets fans looking to deliver the Wilpons another type of bailout can do it through a newly created GoFundMe account.
Die-hard Mets fan Etan Bednarsh setup a page entitled “Let’s Get the Mets a Hitter!” on July 22. It asks those who bleed orange and blue in a short video to donate money to raise $3 million to help the Mets cash-strapped owners afford a much-needed bat for team’s historically awful order. Bednarsh says any money donated is going to the Mets.
The baseball trade deadline is July 31. There was $315 pledged to the cause as of early Friday morning.