SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 7: Bartolo Colon #40 of the New York Mets hits a two-home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park on May 7, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
The year that the New York Mets won their first World Championship in 1969 was also the year that the San Diego Padres came into the league as a new expansion team. Though the Mets had a seven-year head start in the National League, both teams have crossed paths in a number of interesting ways over the past 50-plus years.