2023 New York Mets season

2023 New York Mets
Division	Eastern Division
Ballpark	Citi Field
City	New York City, New York
Record	16–16 (.500)
Owners	Steve Cohen
Managers	Buck Showalter
Television	SportsNet New York PIX 11 (CW affiliate)
Radio	WCBS 880 AM (English) New York Mets Radio Network
Seasons

The 2023 New York Mets season is the franchise's 62nd season in Major League Baseball, their 15th at Citi Field, and their 3rd under majority owner Steve Cohen.

Offseason

Rule changes

Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes will be in place for the 2023 season:

• institution of a pitch clock between pitches;
• limits on pickoff attempts per plate appearance;
• limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield; and
• larger bases (increased to 18-inch squares);

Transactions

2022

• November 9 – re-signed relief pitcher/closer Edwin Díaz to a 5-year, $102 million contract, which includes an opt-out after the 2025 season, a $20 million team option for 2028 and a full no-trade clause.
• November 10 – claimed left-handed pitcher Tayler Saucedo off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
• November 15 – claimed right-handed pitching prospect Stephen Ridings off waivers from the New York Yankees.
• November 18 – signed right-handed pitchers Jeff Brigham and Elieser Hernandez from the Miami Marlins in exchange for minor league right-hander, Franklin Sanchez, as well as Jake Mangum. The Mets also claimed right-handed pitcher William Woods off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.
• December 5 – signed three-time Cy Young Award right-handed starting pitcher Justin Verlander from the Houston Astros to a 2-year, $86.7-million contract, which includes a $35-million vesting option for 2025. The Mets also acquired left-handed pitcher Brooks Raley from the Tampa Bay in exchange for left-handed pitcher Keyshawn Askew.
• December 9 – signed right-handed relief pitcher David Robertson from the Philadelphia Phillies to a 1-year, $10-million contract. The team also signed left-handed pitcher José Quintana from the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-year, $26-million contract
• December 10 – re-signed centerfielder Brandon Nimmo to an 8-year, $162 million contract. The team also signed right-handed pitcher Kodai Senga from the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 5-year, $75-million contract.
• December 15 – signed veteran catcher Omar Narváez from the Milwaukee Brewers to a 1-year $8-million contract with a player option for 2024 worth $7-million (a deal worth up to $15-million if he exercises that option).
• December 20 – re-signed right-handed relief pitcher Adam Ottavino to a 2-year, $14.5-million contract.

2023

• January 14 – re-signed first baseman Pete Alonso to a 1-year, $14.5 million deal for the 2023 season to avoid salary arbitration.
• January 18 – re-signed catcher Tomás Nido to a 2-year, $3.7-million contract, which covers his remaining arbitration years. He will earn $1.6-million in 2023 and $2.1-million in 2024. The Mets also signed outfielder Tommy Pham who was a free agent after his stint with the Boston Red Sox, to a 1-year, $6-million contract.
• January 27 – re-signed utility player Jeff McNeil to a 4-year, $50-million contract extension which includes a club option for 2027 that could increase the total value to $63.75-million.

Regular season

Transactions

2023

• May 4 – signed right-handed relief pitcher Dominic Leone to a Major League contract. The deal is worth $1.5 million prorated for the time he missed (actual value is closer to $1.2 million).
• May 9 – signed catcher Gary Sanchez to a Minor League deal. If he makes the Majors, he will earn $1.5 million, and another $1.2 million in incentives.

Game log

Regular season

Legend
Mets Win	Mets Loss	Game Postponed
Bold = Mets team member

2023 Game Log Overall: 19–20 (Home: 7–8; Away: 12–12)
March/April: 15–12 (Home: 5–5; Away: 10–7) # Date Opponent Box Score Win Loss Save Location (Attendance) Record 1 March 30 @ Marlins 5–3 Scherzer (1–0) Scott (0–1) Robertson (1) LoanDepot Park (31,397) 1–0 2 March 31 @ Marlins 1–2 Luzardo (1–0) Peterson (0–1) Puk (1) LoanDepot Park (14,797) 1–1 3 April 1 @ Marlins 6–2 Megill (1–0) Nardi (0–1) — LoanDepot Park (14,695) 2–1 4 April 2 @ Marlins 5–1 Senga (1–0) Rogers (0–1) — LoanDepot Park (18,322) 3–1 5 April 3 @ Brewers 0–10 Peralta (1–0) Carrasco (0–1) Wilson (1) American Family Field (42,017) 3–2 6 April 4 @ Brewers 0–9 Miley (1–0) Scherzer (1–1) — American Family Field (19,412) 3–3 7 April 5 @ Brewers 6–7 Williams (1–0) Ottavino (0–1) — American Family Field (18,387) 3–4 8 April 7 Marlins 9–3 Megill (2–0) Cabrera (0–1) — Citi Field (43,590) 4–4 9 April 8 Marlins 5–2 Senga (2–0) Rogers (0–2) Robertson (2) Citi Field (42,306) 5–4 10 April 9 Marlins 2–7 Scott (1–1) Carrasco (0–2) — Citi Field (33,697) 5–5 11 April 10 Padres 5–0 Scherzer (2–1) Darvish (0–1) — Citi Field (30,244) 6–5 12 April 11 Padres 2–4 Weathers (1–0) Peterson (0–2) Hader (4) Citi Field (30,769) 6–6 13 April 12 Padres 5–2 Megill (3–0) Snell (0–2) Ottavino (1) Citi Field (34,876) 7–6 14 April 14 @ Athletics 17–6 Santana (1–0) Kaprielian (0–2) — Oakland Coliseum (11,102) 8–6 15 April 15 @ Athletics 3–2 Smith (1–0) Fujinami (0–3) Robertson (3) Oakland Coliseum (12,967) 9–6 16 April 16 @ Athletics 4–3 (10) Yacabonis (1–0) Moll (0–2) Robertson (4) Oakland Coliseum (17,645) 10–6 17 April 17 @ Dodgers 8–6 Peterson (1–2) Vesia (0–1) Ottavino (2) Dodger Stadium (50,313) 11–6 18 April 18 @ Dodgers 0–5 Kershaw (3–1) Megill (3–1) — Dodger Stadium (46,884) 11–7 19 April 19 @ Dodgers 5–3 Yacabonis (2–0) Syndergaard (0–3) Ottavino (3) Dodger Stadium (43,990) 12–7 20 April 20 @ Giants 9–4 Senga (3–0) Manaea (0–1) — Oracle Park (24,452) 13–7 21 April 21 @ Giants 7–0 Lucchesi (1–0) DeSclafani (1–1) — Oracle Park (27,551) 14–7 22 April 22 @ Giants 4–7 Webb (1–4) Peterson (1–3) — Oracle Park (29,912) 14–8 23 April 23 @ Giants 4–5 Alexander (2–0) Smith (1–1) Doval (2) Oracle Park (27,721) 14–9 24 April 25 Nationals 0–5 Gray (1–4) Butto (0–1) Thompson (1) Citi Field (20,507) 14–10 25 April 26 Nationals 1–4 Gore (3–1) Senga (3–1) Finnegan (5) Citi Field (20,191) 14–11 26 April 27 Nationals 9–8 Raley (1–0) Thompson (2–2) Robertson (5) Citi Field (20,726) 15–11 27 April 28 Braves 0–4 (5) Fried (2–0) Peterson (1–4) — Citi Field (29,240) 15–12 — April 29 Braves Postponed (inclement weather); rescheduled for August 12 — April 30 Braves Postponed (inclement weather); rescheduled for May 1
May: 4–8 (Home: 2–3; Away: 2–5) # Date Opponent Box Score Win Loss Save Location (Attendance) Record 28 May 1 (1) Braves 8–9 Strider (4–0) Reyes (0–1) Minter (6) Citi Field (see 2nd game) 15–13 29 May 1 (2) Braves 5–3 Smith (2–1) Morton (3–3) Robertson (6) Citi Field (27,603) 16–13 — May 2 @ Tigers Postponed (inclement weather); rescheduled for May 3 30 May 3 (1) @ Tigers 5–6 Alexander (1–0) Ottavino (0–2) Lange (4) Comerica Park (11,363) 16–14 31 May 3 (2) @ Tigers 1–8 Lorenzen (1–1) Scherzer (2–2) — Comerica Park (16,734) 16–15 32 May 4 @ Tigers 0–2 Rodríguez (3–2) Verlander (0–1) Lange (5) Comerica Park (18,369) 16–16 33 May 5 Rockies 1–0 Senga (4–1) Senzatela (0–1) Ottavino (4) Citi Field (25,854) 17–16 34 May 6 Rockies 2–5 Gomber (3–4) Megill (3–2) Johnson (5) Citi Field (35,692) 17–17 35 May 7 Rockies 6–13 Suter (1–0) Yacabonis (2–1) — Citi Field (36,501) 17–18 36 May 9 @ Reds 6–7 Weaver (1–2) Peterson (1–5) Díaz (7) Great American Ball Park (14,065) 17–19 37 May 10 @ Reds 2–1 Verlander (1–1) Greene (0–3) Robertson (7) Great American Ball Park (14,515) 18–19 38 May 11 @ Reds 0–5 Lively (1–0) Senga (4–2) Herget (1) Great American Ball Park (14,855) 18–20 39 May 12 @ Nationals 3–2 Megill (4–2) Edwards Jr. (1–2) Smith (1) Nationals Park (31,904) 19–20 40 May 13 @ Nationals – — Nationals Park (–) – 41 May 14 @ Nationals – — Nationals Park (–) – 42 May 15 @ Nationals – — Nationals Park (–) – 43 May 16 Rays – — Citi Field (–) – 44 May 17 Rays – — Citi Field (–) – 45 May 18 Rays – — Citi Field (–) – 46 May 19 Guardians – — Citi Field (–) – 47 May 20 Guardians – — Citi Field (–) – 48 May 21 Guardians – — Citi Field (–) – 49 May 23 @ Cubs – — Wrigley Field (–) – 50 May 24 @ Cubs – — Wrigley Field (–) – 51 May 25 @ Cubs – — Wrigley Field (–) – 52 May 26 @ Rockies – — Coors Field (–) – 53 May 27 @ Rockies – — Coors Field (–) – 54 May 28 @ Rockies – — Coors Field (–) – 55 May 30 Phillies – — Citi Field (–) – 56 May 31 Phillies – — Citi Field (–) –
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Box Score Win Loss Save Location (Attendance) Record 57 June 1 Phillies – — Citi Field (–) – 58 June 2 Blue Jays – — Citi Field (–) – 59 June 3 Blue Jays – — Citi Field (–) – 60 June 4 Blue Jays – — Citi Field (–) – 61 June 6 @ Braves – — Truist Park (–) – 62 June 7 @ Braves – — Truist Park (–) – 63 June 8 @ Braves – — Truist Park (–) – 64 June 9 @ Pirates – — PNC Park (–) – 65 June 10 @ Pirates – — PNC Park (–) – 66 June 11 @ Pirates – — PNC Park (–) – 67 June 13 Yankees – — Citi Field (–) – 68 June 14 Yankees – — Citi Field (–) – 69 June 16 Cardinals – — Citi Field (–) – 70 June 17 Cardinals – — Citi Field (–) – 71 June 18 Cardinals – — Citi Field (–) – 72 June 19 @ Astros – — Minute Maid Park (–) – 73 June 20 @ Astros – — Minute Maid Park (–) – 74 June 21 @ Astros – — Minute Maid Park (–) – 75 June 23 @ Phillies – — Citizens Bank Park (–) – 76 June 24 @ Phillies – — Citizens Bank Park (–) – 77 June 25 @ Phillies – — Citizens Bank Park (–) – 78 June 26 Brewers – — Citi Field (–) – 79 June 27 Brewers – — Citi Field (–) – 80 June 28 Brewers – — Citi Field (–) – 81 June 29 Brewers – — Citi Field (–) – 82 June 30 Giants – — Citi Field (–) –
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Box Score Win Loss Save Location (Attendance) Record 83 July 1 Giants – — Citi Field (–) – 84 July 2 Giants – — Citi Field (–) – 85 July 4 @ Diamondbacks – — Chase Field (–) – 86 July 5 @ Diamondbacks – — Chase Field (–) – 87 July 6 @ Diamondbacks – — Chase Field (–) – 88 July 7 @ Padres – — Petco Park (–) – 89 July 8 @ Padres – — Petco Park (–) – 90 July 9 @ Padres – — Petco Park (–) – 93rd All-Star Game in Seattle, Washington 91 July 14 Dodgers – — Citi Field (–) – 92 July 15 Dodgers – — Citi Field (–) – 93 July 16 Dodgers – — Citi Field (–) – 94 July 18 White Sox – — Citi Field (–) – 95 July 19 White Sox – — Citi Field (–) – 96 July 20 White Sox – — Citi Field (–) – 97 July 21 @ Red Sox – — Fenway Park (–) – 98 July 22 @ Red Sox – — Fenway Park (–) – 99 July 23 @ Red Sox – — Fenway Park (–) – 100 July 25 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium (–) – 101 July 26 @ Yankees – — Yankee Stadium (–) – 102 July 27 Nationals – — Citi Field (–) – 103 July 28 Nationals – — Citi Field (–) – 104 July 29 Nationals – — Citi Field (–) – 105 July 30 Nationals – — Citi Field (–) –
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Box Score Win Loss Save Location (Attendance) Record 106 August 1 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium (–) – 107 August 2 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium (–) – 108 August 3 @ Royals – — Kauffman Stadium (–) – 109 August 4 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards (–) – 110 August 5 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards (–) – 111 August 6 @ Orioles – — Camden Yards (–) – 112 August 7 Cubs – — Citi Field (–) – 113 August 8 Cubs – — Citi Field (–) – 114 August 9 Cubs – — Citi Field (–) – 115 August 11 Braves – — Citi Field (–) – 116 August 12 (1) Braves – — Citi Field (–) – 117 August 12 (2) Braves – — Citi Field (–) – 118 August 13 Braves – — Citi Field (–) – 119 August 14 Pirates – — Citi Field (–) – 120 August 15 Pirates – — Citi Field (–) – 121 August 16 Pirates – — Citi Field (–) – 122 August 17 @ Cardinals – — Busch Stadium (–) – 123 August 18 @ Cardinals – — Busch Stadium (–) – 124 August 19 @ Cardinals – — Busch Stadium (–) – 125 August 20 @ Cardinals – — Busch Stadium (–) – 126 August 21 @ Braves – — Truist Park (–) – 127 August 22 @ Braves – — Truist Park (–) – 128 August 23 @ Braves – — Truist Park (–) – 129 August 25 Angels – — Citi Field (–) – 130 August 26 Angels – — Citi Field (–) – 131 August 27 Angels – — Citi Field (–) – 132 August 28 Rangers – — Citi Field (–) – 133 August 29 Rangers – — Citi Field (–) – 134 August 30 Rangers – — Citi Field (–) –
September/October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Box Score Win Loss Save Location (Attendance) Record 135 September 1 Mariners – — Citi Field (–) – 136 September 2 Mariners – — Citi Field (–) – 137 September 3 Mariners – — Citi Field (–) – 138 September 5 @ Nationals – — Nationals Park (–) – 139 September 6 @ Nationals – — Nationals Park (–) – 140 September 8 @ Twins – — Target Field (–) – 141 September 9 @ Twins – — Target Field (–) – 142 September 10 @ Twins – — Target Field (–) – 143 September 11 Diamondbacks – — Citi Field (–) – 144 September 12 Diamondbacks – — Citi Field (–) – 145 September 13 Diamondbacks – — Citi Field (–) – 146 September 14 Diamondbacks – — Citi Field (–) – 147 September 15 Reds – — Citi Field (–) – 148 September 16 Reds – — Citi Field (–) – 149 September 17 Reds – — Citi Field (–) – 150 September 18 @ Marlins – — LoanDepot Park (–) – 151 September 19 @ Marlins – — LoanDepot Park (–) – 152 September 20 @ Marlins – — LoanDepot Park (–) – 153 September 21 @ Phillies – — Citizens Bank Park (–) – 154 September 22 @ Phillies – — Citizens Bank Park (–) – 155 September 23 @ Phillies – — Citizens Bank Park (–) – 156 September 24 @ Phillies – — Citizens Bank Park (–) – 157 September 26 Marlins – — Citi Field (–) – 158 September 27 Marlins – — Citi Field (–) – 159 September 28 Marlins – — Citi Field (–) – 160 September 29 Phillies – — Citi Field (–) – 161 September 30 Phillies – — Citi Field (–) – 162 October 1 Phillies – — Citi Field (–) –

Current roster

New York Mets 2025 spring training roster
40-man roster				Non-roster invitees		Coaches/Other
Pitchers 58 Paul Blackburn 43 Huascar Brazobán 70 José Buttó -- Dylan Covey 39 Edwin Díaz 75 Reed Garrett -- Justin Hagenman -- Kevin Herget 32 Max Kranick 38 Tylor Megill 72 Dedniel Núñez 23 David Peterson 71 Sean Reid-Foley 45 Christian Scott 34 Kodai Senga 81 Danny Young 54 Tyler Zuber		Catchers  4 Francisco Álvarez 13 Luis Torrens Infielders  2 Luisangel Acuña 22 Brett Baty -- Luis De Los Santos 12 Francisco Lindor 10 Ronny Mauricio  1 Jeff McNeil 27 Mark Vientos Outfielders -- José Azócar  6 Starling Marte  9 Brandon Nimmo -- Jose Siri 15 Tyrone Taylor		Pitchers -- Genesis Cabrera -- Rico Garcia Catchers -- Jakson Reetz Infielders -- Joey Meneses -- Donovan Walton Outfielders -- Rafael Ortega		Manager 64 Carlos Mendoza Coaches 79 Danny Barnes (information coach) 60 Jeremy Barnes (hitting) 61 Eric Chavez (hitting) -- Desi Druschel (assistant pitching) 68 John Gibbons (bench) 65 Jeremy Hefner (pitching) 66 Antoan Richardson (first base) 67 José Rosado (bullpen) 88 Mike Sarbaugh (third base) 63 Glenn Sherlock (catching) 31 active, 0 inactive, 6 non-roster invitees 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list * Not on active roster † Suspended list Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated November 22, 2024 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Season standings

National League East

NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	104	58	.642	—	52‍–‍29	52‍–‍29
Philadelphia Phillies	90	72	.556	14	49‍–‍32	41‍–‍40
Miami Marlins	84	78	.519	20	46‍–‍35	38‍–‍43
New York Mets	75	87	.463	29	43‍–‍38	32‍–‍49
Washington Nationals	71	91	.438	33	34‍–‍47	37‍–‍44

National League Wild Card

Division leaders

Team	W	L	Pct.
Atlanta Braves	104	58	.642
Los Angeles Dodgers	100	62	.617
Milwaukee Brewers	92	70	.568

Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Philadelphia Phillies	90	72	.556	+6
Miami Marlins	84	78	.519	—
Arizona Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	—
Chicago Cubs	83	79	.512	1
San Diego Padres	82	80	.506	2
Cincinnati Reds	82	80	.506	2
San Francisco Giants	79	83	.488	5
Pittsburgh Pirates	76	86	.469	8
New York Mets	75	87	.463	9
St. Louis Cardinals	71	91	.438	13
Washington Nationals	71	91	.438	13
Colorado Rockies	59	103	.364	25

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Syracuse Mets	International League	Dick Scott
AA	Binghamton Rumble Ponies	Eastern League	Reid Brignac
High-A	Brooklyn Cyclones	South Atlantic League	Chris Newell
Low-A	St. Lucie Mets	Florida State League	Gilbert Gómez
Rookie	FCL Mets	Florida Complex League	Jay Pecci
Rookie	DSL Mets 1	Dominican Summer League	Danny Ortega
Rookie	DSL Mets 2	Dominican Summer League	Danny Ortega

External links

• 2023 New York Mets season at Baseball Reference