The New York Mets have scheduled heritage and community celebration nights for more than a half-dozen ethnic and cultural groups during the 2026 season. Jewish Heritage Night is not among them.

The glaring omission was first noted by Kevin Deutsch in a Substack blog post.

The team’s official promotional calendar includes themed evenings honoring Italian, Puerto Rican, Japanese, Korean, Irish, Dominican and Mexican communities, alongside Black Legacy Night and a Pride celebration. Jewish Heritage Night, which has appeared on the Mets’ schedule in previous seasons, is absent from both the team’s promotional materials and theme-game listings. According to team materials, the Mets have not hosted a Jewish-themed promotion since 2023.

The gap has drawn criticism from Jewish fans and pro-Israel advocates in a city that is home to the largest Jewish population outside Israel.

The omission is notable given the team’s ownership. Steve Cohen, who purchased the Mets in 2020, is Jewish and has been publicly engaged on issues affecting the Jewish community, including antisemitism.

Jewish fans who have noticed the absence say the contrast with the rest of the promotional calendar is hard to ignore.

New York City is home to an estimated one million Jewish residents. The Mets’ fanbase draws heavily from Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island — areas with significant Jewish populations that have historically been among the team’s most loyal constituencies.

The team has offered no public explanation.

(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)