NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 27: The Wilson baseball glove of Amed Rosario #1 of the New York Mets sits on the field during batting practice before a game against the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field on August 27, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
On Father’s Day, I want to thank my dad for making me a New York Mets fan.
When I was nine, my dad knew that my extracurricular interests lay with dance and theater, not with playing sports. But it was 2006, the year of “The Team, the Time,” and the New York Mets were everywhere.