New York Mets center fielder Tyrone Taylor (middle), left fielder Harrison Bader (left) and right fielder DJ Stewart (right) celebrate their team’s 14-2 win. Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports

McDonald's gets in on Mets-Grimace meme

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated Jun 18, 2024 5:58 PM ET

McDonald’s isn’t missing their generational opportunity for free marketing.

Grimace, the lovable, purple, McNugget-shaped mascot for McDonald’s, has emerged over the last week as a stunning good-luck charm for the New York Mets. Back on June 12, the Mets invited Grimace, who was celebrating his birthday, to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Citi Field for that day’s game against the Miami Marlins.

Grimace threw out the first pitch tonight at Citi Field pic.twitter.com/9i9vEWpDxz

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) June 12, 2024

The Mets won that game against the Marlins and also their next five games since. At the time of writing, they are now a perfect 6-0 ever since Grimace threw out the first pitch. That has led to a funny internet meme about the power of Grimace, the apparent savior of the Mets’ season.

The @Mets are now 6-0 since Grimace threw out the first pitch! pic.twitter.com/wcneeKJIqL

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) June 18, 2024

Grimace has officially replaced Mr. Met pic.twitter.com/QOWnLVSMBj

— Joey (@DJLeMVP) June 18, 2024

“Nobody can fix the Mets”

Grimace: pic.twitter.com/YRrgfV7dnB

— Joey (@DJLeMVP) June 16, 2024

On Monday, McDonald’s themselves got in on the meme. From their corporate account on X, McDonald’s posted a photo of Grimace wearing a Mets cap and said that they were excited to watch the team that night. When the Mets went on to defeat the defending MLB champion Texas Rangers 14-2, McDonald’s dubbed it “The Grimace Effect.”

mee watching gamee 6 tonighttr @Mets pic.twitter.com/0C62VPz02M

— McDonald's (@McDonalds) June 17, 2024

the grimacee effectt im flattereddd https://t.co/eI4xdaCjsu

— McDonald's (@McDonalds) June 18, 2024

The Mets had been in the toilet all season, but their Grimace-led hot streak now has them at a respectable 34-37 on the year (miraculously now just one game back of a wild-card spot in the NL). Even Mets fans are showing some outward love to Grimace right now, and it is fair to wonder whether the Mets’ large purple amulet will ever let them lose again.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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