A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

METS

Thu, 25 May '23
National League expansion team of 1962
Sun, 14 May '23
Queens players
Tue, 20 Dec '22
M.L.B. team that played its first two seasons at the fabled Polo Grounds
Sun, 15 May '22
"Meet the ___" (baseball fight song)
Fri, 26 Feb '21
Team with "Mr." and "Mrs." mascots