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Perhaps the Padres are about to enter their OMG era one season after it became an integral piece of the Mets magical run. Before the Padres lo s to the Mariners on Saturday, television host and reporter Annie Heilbrunn shared a video on X of Jose Iglesias picking up an OMG cutout in Padres colors and handing it to someone else on the field wearing team gear. While that specific signs backstory remains unclear, Heilbrunn added in a reply that she believes this was a gift from a Jim Bunning Jersey fan. Annie Heilbrunn (@annieheilbrunn) Jose Iglesias is pictured with an OMG sign before the Padres game May 17. Screengrab via X/@annieheilbrunn It still served as a strange sight, though, since for the final four months of the 2024 season, those three letters appeared throughout Citi Field and the Mets dugout as the Mets reversed a sinking campaign and ended up two wins shy of a World Series berth. Iglesias, known as Candelita in the music space, which reached No. 1 on Billboards Latin Digital Song Sales and even got a remix featuring Pitbull following a June 28 home game, and when a Mets player would hit a home run, theyd pose with a cutout in the dugout. Explore More They were scattered throughout the stands, too, as Mets fans embraced the journeyman infielder, who began the year on a minor-league deal before hitting .337 acro s 85 regular-season games. The three letters became synonymous with their run. Iglesias presence in the lineup did, too. Jose Iglesias celebrates after the Mets clinched the NLDS against the Phillies. Carlos Toro for the NY Post But there wasnt a reunion for 2025. The Mets didnt pursue Iglesias in the offseason, instead trying to create opportunities for younger players instead of signing the 35-year-old Iglesias to another deal. Iglesias said he was totally shocked by that development that , though he said that the OMG hype and memories belong to his former team in Queens. Jose Iglesias scores a run during the Padres game against the Rockies on May 10. Getty Images OMG belongs to the Mets, Iglesias earlier this month to face the Yankees. Its a song for everybody to listen to obviously, but OMG is the Mets. Thats how I see it, thats how I look at it. Every time that song plays it reminds me of the year, the ups and downs and the development of the organization. Iglesias, who has his just .228 acro s 30 games this season, wont make his Citi Field return until September. Trey Sweeney Jersey