After a 43-year hiatus, professional baseball returned to the borough in 2001 with the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Brooklyn_Cyclones" title="Brooklyn Cyclones" id="mwB8c">Brooklyn Cyclones</a>, a <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Minor_league_baseball" title="Minor league baseball" class="mw-redirect" id="mwB8g">minor league</a> team that plays in <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/MCU_Park" title="MCU Park" class="mw-redirect" id="mwB8k">MCU Park</a> in <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Coney_Island" title="Coney Island" id="mwB8o">Coney Island</a>. They are an affiliate of the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets" id="mwB8s">New York Mets</a>.
