Mets de Guaynabo (basketball)

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Mets de Guaynabo
League	Baloncesto Superior Nacional
Founded	1935
History	Cangrejeros de Santurce (1935–1976) Mets de Guaynabo (1976–2015; 2019–present)
Arena	Mario Morales Coliseum
Location	Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Team colors	Navy blue, white, red
Head coach	J. J. Barea
Ownership	Marc D. Grossman Mark Linder
Championships	3 (1980, 1982, 1989)
Website	https://metsbasketball.com/
Home Away Third

Mets de Guaynabo are a Puerto Rican professional basketball team based in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. The Mets compete in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) as a member of the league's B Division. Founded in 1935 as the original Cangrejeros of Santurce franchise, the team relocated to Guaynabo in 1976 and became the Guaynabo Mets. The Mets play their home games at Mario Morales Coliseum, named after Mario "Quijote" Morales, who led the team to its three championships during the 1980s. The Mets also reached the BSN finals in 1991 and 1993, losing both times to the Leones of Ponce.The team dissolved in 2015, but was reinstated with new ownership in 2019.^[1]

The 2020 season ended with a 2–1 series loss in the semifinals to the Vaqueros of Bayamón for the new Mets franchise.

The Mets followed up the semifinal appearance in 2020 with a surprise trip to the finals in the 2021 season, where they eventually lost to the Capitanes of Arecibo.

The 2022 season ended with the Mets missing the playoffs for the first time since returning to the BSN.

In 2023, the Mets made the playoffs and were considered one of the best teams in the league, but eventually lost to the Gigantes of Carolina (4-3), who managed to beat the Mets after going down 3–2.