It’s been a wild first half of the 2024 MLB season for the New York Mets. Between the dismal start, the Jorge López glove throwing incident and the post-game comments and the recent good luck charm known as GrimaceIt’s been hectic.
The latest phenom in the Mets world is infielder José Iglesias, who used his alias, Candelita, during a postgame show following the team’s 7-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
A crowd of 32,465 fans at Citi Field first enjoyed the Mets’ 12th victory in their last 14 games, then saw the infielder, who signed a minor league contract with the team in December, perform your hit “OMG” while still in uniform.
It wasn’t just Mets fans who watched the show. Iglesias’ teammates — plus Mr. and Mrs. Met — stood along the first base field to cheer him on before joining him in the infield.
“That was a special moment,” said Iglesias, who noted he wouldn’t have played if the Mets had lost. “What [shows] how tight we are. … We’re riding it and enjoying it. One day at a time. This is what we have to do now.
“This group has become a family. It’s great. We have great human beings here. We’re getting along, we care about each other and we’re playing good baseball.”
Iglesias has used “OMG” as his starting song since joining the Mets from Triple-A Syracuse on May 31. The team is 17-6 since being drafted and is now just one game out of one of the NL Wild Card spots.
“OMG” was scheduled to be released on streaming platforms in July, but was moved up a week ahead of schedule.
“It’s difficult to express how I feel right now,” Iglesias said. “There are a lot of emotions. It was a good game. The guys get the job done once again. It’s a dream come true. I’m very humble about that. … I’m floating now.”
