A.M. Gitlitz
Organizer and writer focused on counterculture and radical politics, and author of Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People's Team (Astra House, 2026).
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Mar 31, 2026 • 19min
A 'People's History' of the Mets
A.M. Gitlitz, an organizer and writer who explores counterculture and radical politics, discusses how the Mets’ story maps onto class and political struggle in New York. Topics include baseball’s ties to class, the 1962 Mets and Shea Stadium origins, Mets vs. Yankees as political symbols, 1960s New Left links, queer fandom and Pride Month, and recent clubhouse politics.
