New York Mets

Mets' minor-league team invites fans to 'Netflix and Chill,' then deletes tweet

Published Feb. 2, 2016 12:31 p.m. ET

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The Binghamton Mets invited fans to attend "Netflix and Chill" night via their official Twitter account on Monday. But it didn't take long for the tweet to be deleted.

We're assuming whoever sent out the tweet was unaware that the phrase is a trendy euphemism, and would make for an extremely inappropriate baseball promotion.

But thanks to the power of social media, the tweet went viral, and the New York Mets' Double-A affiliate learned very quickly of the meaning behind "Netflix and Chill." The post was deleted, and the team had fun with the mix-up and clarified the intentions of the promotion:

April 12th is a salute to our favorite Netflix shows on a chilly April night at the ballpark with the @bmets #jumpingtoconclusions
— Binghamton Mets (@bmets) February 2, 2016

Whether it was done on purpose or not, the tweet certainly got people talking about the Binghamton Mets -- which is the entire purpose of social media, right? Mission accomplished.