David Wright and the Mets have clinched their first postseason berth since 2006
Mets end 3,190-day postseason drought, clinch NL East
Don't look now, but David Wright and the Mets are officially headed to the postseason.
On Saturday evening -- 3,190 days, 19 hours and 26 minutes after their last postseason appearance -- the Mets punched their ticket to another postseason by clinching the National League East with a 10-2 win over the Reds.
Jeurys Familia came on to pitch the bottom of the ninth and struck out Jay Bruce for the final out of the big win. And, because the taste of victory apparently wasn't sweet enough, the Mets had champagne on ice back in the visitors' clubhouse:
Wright and Co. will begin their postseason run on Friday, Oct. 9, in the first game of the NLDS on TBS. It will be the team's first postseason appearance since Oct. 19, 2006, at 11:23 p.m. ET, when the Cardinals officially eliminated the Mets from that year's NLCS by winning Game 7, 3-1.
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