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Metropolitans by A.M. Gittlitz

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The Mets were never just a baseball team. They were a class war played out on a diamond in Queens.

Praised by The New Yorker's Adam Gopnik and starred by Publishers Weekly, with The Wall Street Journal calling it written with "the lunatic panache of a utopian manifesto."

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About the book:

A.M. Gittlitz traces the improbable, chaotic history of the New York Mets from their scrappy 1962 founding through their first World Series win. He shows how the team became entangled with the civil rights, antiwar, and labor movements of its era.

Metropolitans goes far beyond box scores, following the Mets through their brash "bad boy" years, into the era of exploitative international farm systems, and up through their purchase by a new generation of capitalist owners. It's baseball history read through the lens of class struggle.

Gittlitz, an organizer and writer known for his sharp political reporting, brings the same rigor to the ballpark that he's brought to radical politics elsewhere. The result is a book that's as much about New York City as it is about the team.

Whether you bleed orange and blue or have never watched an inning, Metropolitans reveals how a scrappy underdog franchise became a mirror for six decades of American life.

The Mets were never just a baseball team. They were a class war played out on a diamond in Queens.

Praised by The New Yorker's Adam Gopnik and starred by Publishers Weekly, with The Wall Street Journal calling it written with "the lunatic panache of a utopian manifesto."

Rent new hardcover on Trove: $11.99 - Each rental copy can be rented for 30 days. If you love the book and decide to keep it, the remaining balance applies. More information below.

Buy new hardcover on Trove: $30.00

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About the book:

A.M. Gittlitz traces the improbable, chaotic history of the New York Mets from their scrappy 1962 founding through their first World Series win. He shows how the team became entangled with the civil rights, antiwar, and labor movements of its era.

Metropolitans goes far beyond box scores, following the Mets through their brash "bad boy" years, into the era of exploitative international farm systems, and up through their purchase by a new generation of capitalist owners. It's baseball history read through the lens of class struggle.

Gittlitz, an organizer and writer known for his sharp political reporting, brings the same rigor to the ballpark that he's brought to radical politics elsewhere. The result is a book that's as much about New York City as it is about the team.

Whether you bleed orange and blue or have never watched an inning, Metropolitans reveals how a scrappy underdog franchise became a mirror for six decades of American life.

  • Publisher: Astra House

    Title: Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People's Team

    Author: A.M. Gittlitz

    On Sale Date: July 7, 2026

    ISBN-13: 9781662603006

    ISBN-10: 1662603002

    Format: Hardcover

    Retail Price: $30.00 USD

    BISAC: Sports & Recreation / Baseball / History

    Page Count: 496

    Dimensions: 9.3 in H | 6.3 in W | 1.5 in T

    Weight: 1.5 lb

  • A.M. Gittlitz is a writer and organizer focused on counterculture and radical politics, and the author of I Want to Believe: Posadism, UFOs and Apocalypse Communism. He co-hosts the podcast This Wreckage and has written for outlets covering politics, sports, and culture; Metropolitans is his deeply reported debut foray into sports history.

  • Readers are calling it sharp, sweeping, and unapologetically opinionated:

    • Early readers describe Metropolitans as a wild ride through six decades of Mets chaos.

    • Reviewers are calling it one of the smartest sports books of the year.

    • Early readers praise how it connects team turmoil to the civil rights and labor movements.

    • Booksellers say it's a must-read for baseball devotees and political junkies alike.

This book is for you if:

  • You’re a Mets fan who wants the real story behind the miracle wins.

  • You enjoy narrative nonfiction that describes a scrappy underdog.

  • You appreciate opinionated, deeply reported books with a clear point of view.

  • You want sharp, opinionated cultural criticism that connects sports to bigger political questions.

  • You love New York City history and the characters who shaped it on and off the field.

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