Which athlete is the Mets fan?
Donovan Mitchell is a guard with the Cleveland Cavaliers who came up through the Utah Jazz. He talked about the Mets in an interview with MLB.com in June 2023, and his own words are the source, so this is a stated fandom and not a secondhand report. He dates it to childhood.
Does his Mets fandom line up with where he is from?
It does. Mitchell was born on September 7, 1996, in Elmsford, New York, which puts him in the New York area, the Mets' home market. He later attended Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut, and Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Neither of his NBA stops, Utah or Cleveland, is in New York, so his rooting interest tracks his birthplace and not any team he has played for.
Karl-Anthony Towns, who plays in New York, is listed as a Yankees fan, a rival of the Mets.
Questions people ask
Which athletes are Mets fans?
Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers has said he is a Mets fan, in a June 2023 MLB.com interview.
Which athletes grew up Mets fans?
Mitchell, who was born in Elmsford, New York, dates his Mets fandom to childhood.
Is Karl-Anthony Towns a Mets fan?
No, Towns is listed as a Yankees fan, a rival of the Mets.