VIDEO: Billy Joel To Sing National Anthem Before World Series Game 3, Plays 'Meet The Mets' at MSG Concert

The New York Mets have announced that Long Island's own "Piano Man," Billy Joel, will sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" Friday night at Citi Field before they take on the Kansas City Royals for game 3 of the 2015 World Series. Last night in Kansas City, the Royals won the first game of the best of seven series, 5-4 in a thrilling 14 inning contest.

Joel has previously sung the national anthem for the Mets at game 2 of the '86 series and at Yankee Stadium for game 1 of the Subway Series between New York's two baseball teams.

During his October 21st concert at Madison Square Garden, Joel updated fans of the score of game 4 of the Mets' NLCS series against the Chicago Cubs and played a chorus of the team's theme song, "Meet The Mets."

Having sold more than 150 million records, Billy Joel ranks as one of most popular recording artists and respected entertainers in the world. Throughout the years, Joel's songs have acted as personal and cultural touchstones for millions of people, mirroring his own goal of writing songs that "meant something during the time in which I lived ... and transcended that time."

Billy Joel has had 33 Top 40 hits and 23 Grammy nominations since signing his first solo recording contract in 1972. In 1990, he was presented with a Grammy Legend Award. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992, Joel was presented with the Johnny Mercer Award, the organization's highest honor, in 2001. In 1999 he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and has received the Recording Industry Association of America Diamond Award, presented for albums that have sold over 10 million copies. Visit billyjoel.com.