Here's everything to know about Grimace and the Mets, including why the McDonald's character became New York's unofficial mascot during the team's 2024 turnaround.

What some might describe as a plush purple personified pear, Grimace is the fast food-baseball crossover that sent the Mets ...

Brendan O’Carroll has sold his plush home in Florida for $4.5million – just eight years after he bought it for $2.85million.

He's plush, purple, and to some Mets fans, magnificent! But why has McDonald's milkshake-hungry mascot captured the affection of so many?

At the beginning of the season, the team was in a major slump. But after a large and friendly purple character named Grimace entered the chat, Mets fans have credited him as the good luck charm.

Grimace has become part of the fabric of the New York Mets' 2024 postseason run. The fast food mascot first linked up with the team from Flushing when it threw out a surprisingly good first pitch ...

Met, the stalwart of the baseball mascot circle who was first drawn up in 1963 — but Grimace, the lumpy, purple cartoon character introduced by McDonald’s back in 1971. Advertisement It’s ...

Back in June, the struggling Mets hosted an unlikely mascot to throw out the first pitch against the Miami Marlins-- McDonald's own Grimace. With New York entering the game with a 29-37 record and ...

A purple seat now sits in the Citi Field stadium to honor the beloved purple mascot's "special connection to Mets fans" Natasha Dye is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her previous ...

On Monday, the Mets announced they are installing a commemorative seat at Citi Field in honor of the McDonald's character Grimace. Grimace's commemorative purple seat will be located in Section ...

Advertisement Grimace. No, not for the expression on fans’ faces inspired too often by the home team’s play in Septembers past. For Grimace, the McDonald’s mascot you associate with Happy ...