NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2024 – It’s become a tradition in baseball for dugouts to find a creative way to celebrate home runs. Some teams have dances, others have special hats, and a few have specific tokens.
In the Mets case, it’s a three-letter sign.
New York sealed a spot in the 2024 postseason by grabbing the No. 5 seed in the NL, securing a matchup against the Padres. The Mets turned things around in the back half of the season, propelling their way to a spot in October.
If anyone is watching the contest involving the Mets, whenever a New York member blasts a ball over the outfield fence, a specific sign can be seen in the dugout, with its bright colors and bold letters grabbing the attention of fans in the stadium and on couches at home. It’s three letters — OMG.
The “OMG” sign has become a staple for the boys from Queens, and the squad is hoping its good juju continues into the postseason, with a matchup against San Diego in the wild-card round to kick off the 2024 playoffs.
It was based on a shirt that Alex Cohen, wife of Mets owner Steve Cohen, posted on her Instagram. Artist Jerome McCroy, who goes by Jaymaccustoms, created the sign and then gave it to Cohen’s wife. It eventually got its way into the locker room, and eventually into the dugout.
The “OMG” is in reference to the song by Mets infielder Jose Iglesias. The New York veteran’s job may be on the diamond, but he also has a career in the recording booth. Iglesias has published music under his stage name, Candelita.
The track, released on June 28, has garnered more than 300,000 plays on both Spotify and YouTube.
“The man’s doing it right now,” Mets first baseman Pete Alonso said, per MLB.com. “We love to have him. He’s a great guy. He deserves all the success on the field and off the field with his music career.”
The Cuban-American revealed that he became interested in music shortly after defecting from Cuba as an 18-year-old. Over the years, he has entrenched himself into a number of musical networks, forming a close-knit bond with Latin music superstar Marc Anthony, among others.
“I love music,” Iglesias said, per MLB.com. “That’s what I do in my downtime in my hotels, in my travels. I write songs. It’s pretty cool. It’s something fun that I really enjoy doing.”
Not only is the song working its way up the charts, but it’s getting remixes as well. Pitbull and Silvestra Dangond are set to feature it on a remix of the hit song.
CANDELITA OMG LYRICS IN ENGLISH
