It's required a near-superhuman effort from the New York Mets to turn around their season and advance to their first World Series in 15 years. Before and after the team's late-season ascension, several Mets players picked up superhero monikers, attributed to either their name or their likeness to a comic-book character, or to their extraordinary talents.
As the World Series gets set to begin in Kansas City, we decided to see how each Met would look costumed as their superhero alter ego.
Introducing the Amazins! (in alphabetical order):
Are we sure Cespedes was acquired from Detroit and not the planet Krypton? With the Mets' Man of Steel slugging at a .604 clip, they went 36-21 in the games he played down the stretch.
Obviously, this one is derived from deGrom's name, but he's been a terminator all season. In the postseason, he's struck out 27 and walked only five in 20 innings. That's "dominant" with a capital D.
He might not transform into a raging, green-hued monster, but Duda has Hulk-ish size (6-foot-4, 256 pounds) and power, smashing 57 home runs over the past two seasons combined.
Harvey, who will start Game 1 for the Mets, has so fully embraced the nickname that it is carved on his bats. But will he carve up the Royals' bats and help bring a World Series title back to Gotham?
The center fielder has served as a defensive replacement in the late innings, but the Gold Glover has proven he's capable of using his Spidey skills to climb fences and reel in just about any ball hit in his direction.
Whether he wears a magic ring or not, the Mets' second baseman has transferred all his super powers to his bat, which has produced home runs in six straight postseason games.
We imagine Syndergaard here with the Thor beard, but without it the rookie fireballer has used his super-strong right arm to hammer opponents with a steady diet of 100 mph fastballs.
The veteran third baseman earned the nickname while playing for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic in 2013, but it's also fitting because he's the captain and leader of the Mets.
