Chris Christie, the former Governor of New Jersey, will join the Mets' board of directors, according to a press release issued by the team on Friday. Jeanne Melino is also joining the board and will serve as senior vice president of the Amazin’ Mets Foundation and will be overseeing community engagement and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts
In the release, Christie says he has been a Mets fan for the last 53 years.
Christie, 58, was governor of New Jersey from January 2010 to January 2016 and has a son who works for the team as a coordinator for international scouting.