The Mets are on fire — and so are their female fans.
The New York Mets Hotties Instagram account boasts a roster of women posing in team gear — and hopefully serving as good luck charms for the Amazins as they face the Phillies in the NLDS.
Bronx bombshells, on the other hand, seem to be camera shy.
While a New York Yankee Hotties Instagram handle exists, there are no photos on the page and the account has not replied to messages.
Lexie Di Chellis, the face of the Mets page, will be flying to New York on Monday — just in time for Tuesday’s game at CitiField.
“I have never experienced a Mets playoff game in person before and I couldn’t miss the chance. I truly don’t think I’ve ever been so excited in my life,” she told The Post.
Di Chellis, 29, grew up in Paterson, N.J. and is now based in Los Angeles.
She became became the main photo on the page after she posted an Instagram reel of herself in a Mets jersey in January 2003, listing her hopes for the new year.
“My number one wish was for a Mets World Series,” she explained. ” A few Mets fans who already followed me tagged the account and next thing I knew, I was not only featured on the page, but was made the profile picture too.”
Di Chellis works as a bartender at a sports bar in LA “that just so happens to get a lot of attention from Philadelphia sports fans.”
“They’re awesome people, but nothing would please me more than the Mets eliminating the Phillies in the NLDS. I even have my coworkers rocking my Mets gear for some good luck,” she said.
When Pete Alonso hit a dramatic homerun in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series Thursday night, Di Chellis was alone in her apartment.
“My friends tried to get me to watch at a bar, but I can’t watch potential Mets elimination games in public for the safety of myself and opposing fans,” she joked.
The handle, @metshotties, which has close to 10,000 followers, is run by a New Jersey native with a marketing background, who launched it in 2017.
His inspiration came after being in the stands at the 2015 World Series.
“I wanted to build a community that could celebrate the team together,” said the account owner, who wished to remain anonymous.
Photos are mostly submitted by fans who tag the page and sometimes he contacts Instagram users directly for permission to post their shots, which range from sultry selfies in front of a mirror to Citi Field scenes on game days.
Nicole Oseback, who was born and raised in Ozone Park, Queens, has been featured on the page eight times.
“At the time, the guy I was dating submitted a picture of me and I was accepted by the page, which I was very happy about,” she said.
Whenever her photo is posted, her inbox gets flooded with DMs from men — some who have even asked her out on dates.
“I feel like that’s a typical man thing,” said Oseback, 29, a legal assistant now living in Long Island. “But I made friends and now we chat about the Mets games.”
Brooklyn-born Briana Stein found the handle through her husband, and has been featured five times already.
“I’ve gotten a slew of DMs . . . but generally everyone has been very respectful and full of team spirit. I am happily married to my high school sweetheart who I’ve been going to Mets games with since 2009,” said Stein, 33, an office manager. “But I wish luck in love to all the guys waiting in the wings of DMs.”
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