2018 New York Mets | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Citi Field | |
City | New York City, New York | |
Record | 77–85 (.475) | |
Divisional place | 4th | |
Owners | Fred Wilpon [1] | |
General managers | Sandy Alderson [1] | |
Managers | Mickey Callaway | |
Television | SportsNet New York PIX 11 (CW affiliate) (Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, Keith Hernandez) | |
Radio | WOR Radio 710 AM (English) New York Mets Radio Network (Howie Rose, Josh Lewin, Wayne Randazzo) Que Buena 92.7 (Spanish) (Juan Alicea, Max Perez Jiminez) | |
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The 2018 New York Mets season was the franchise's 57th season and the team's 10th season at Citi Field. They attempted to return to the postseason after an injury-plagued under-performance in 2017. This was their first season with Mickey Callaway as manager, succeeding Terry Collins. It was also notable for being the final season of former Mets third baseman and team captain David Wright.
The Mets got off to a franchise record 11–1 start and ended the month of April with a 17–9 record, in first place in the National League East. However, they went 61–76 the rest of the way, and were eliminated from playoff contention by mid-September. The Mets finished with a 77–85 record and 4th place in the NL East.
The Mets had a rough spring training with a record of 7–15–3 (ties). They ended the spring by winning an exhibition game 3–1 over the Las Vegas 51s.
The Mets began the regular season on March 29, 2018, with their home opener with a 9–4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field in Queens, New York. They ended up winning the first two games of the season.
On April 1, the Mets started the month losing 1–5 to the St. Louis Cardinals, finishing the series two out of three. After, they went on a 9–game win streak, which put them in first place in the NL East. They finished the month going 15–9 and having a strong win (14–2) over the San Diego Padres.
On May 1, the Mets started the month losing 3-2 to the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field. They went on a 6–game losing streak, but broke out of it seven days later by beating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6. The one highlight of the month was a three–game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks. However, the remaining weeks didn't fare well.
The Mets started the month continuing their losing streak when the Chicago Cubs swept them in four games. They snapped their 8–game losing streak by beating their crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees 2–0 in the last game of the three-game Subway Series, handing the Bronx Bombers their first shutout loss of the season. The Mets finished the month 5–21, second to last place in the NL East behind their division rivals, the Miami Marlins, losing the first two games of the series to them.
The Mets started the month winning the last game of the series with the Miami Marlins by a score of 5–2. The team set a franchise record on July 31 for its worst loss ever, suffering a 25–4 defeat against the Washington Nationals. [2]
The Mets started the month continuing their loss from last month in a two game set to the Washington Nationals. The team also lost two in a row to the Atlanta Braves, however, they snapped their three game losing streak with a 3–0 shutout win in the next game against their rivals. A day after trouncing the Baltimore Orioles 16–5, on August 16, the Mets went on another tear and set a franchise record by scoring 24 runs in a win over division rivals Philadelphia Phillies; the final score was 24–4. [3] They went on to win 3 out of 5 games. The highlight of the series, the Mets beat the Phillies 8–2 in the second annual Little League Classic at BB&T Ballpark in Williamsport, PA. The month ended with the Mets losing against the San Francisco Giants 7–0, finishing August with equal wins and losses at 15–15.
The Mets started the month with taking two out of three games against the San Francisco Giants. After that, they took two of three games from the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies, thus spoiling their playoff hopes. They also clinched their 7th straight season with a winning record against the Phillies, one short of a major league record, in that series. The Mets then played a rainy four-game series against the last-place Miami Marlins managing to win three out of four; the one loss by the NL Cy Young candidate Jacob deGrom. DeGrom pitched 7 innings and gave up two runs making his current ERA 1.71, but José Ureña outdueled him.
They would then begin a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox, winning the first game 8–0. However, they lost the next two games of the series. After losing another two of three games against the Phillies at home, the Mets traveled to Washington to start a four-game series against the Washington Nationals, taking three out of four in the series. However, they were eliminated from playoff contention for the second straight season after a 6–0 loss to the Nationals on September 22. The Mets then traveled back home to take two of three against the Atlanta Braves, and began the final series of the season against the Marlins.
After an 8–1 loss in the series opener, former Mets team captain and third baseman David Wright played the final game of his career on the following day. He batted 0-for-1 with a walk and fielded one ground ball before being removed in the fifth inning to a lengthy ovation by many Mets fans and players alike. The Mets went on to win 1–0 in the 13th inning from a walk-off double by Austin Jackson. Overall, the Mets still took two out of three from the Marlins as they also won the next game 1–0, a complete game shutout by Noah Syndergaard. The Mets finished with a record of 77–85 and 4th place in the National League East, sealing their second losing season in three years.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 43–38 | 47–34 |
Washington Nationals | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8 | 41–40 | 41–40 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 82 | .494 | 10 | 49–32 | 31–50 |
New York Mets | 77 | 85 | .475 | 13 | 37–44 | 40–41 |
Miami Marlins | 63 | 98 | .391 | 26½ | 38–43 | 25–55 |
Team | W | L | Pct. |
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Milwaukee Brewers | 96 | 67 | .589 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 71 | .564 |
Atlanta Braves | 90 | 72 | .556 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Chicago Cubs | 95 | 68 | .583 | +4 |
Colorado Rockies | 91 | 72 | .558 | — |
St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 2½ |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 82 | 79 | .509 | 8 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8½ |
Washington Nationals | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8½ |
Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 82 | .494 | 10½ |
New York Mets | 77 | 85 | .475 | 13½ |
San Francisco Giants | 73 | 89 | .451 | 17½ |
Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 95 | .414 | 23½ |
San Diego Padres | 66 | 96 | .407 | 24½ |
Miami Marlins | 63 | 98 | .391 | 27 |
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
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Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
Arizona | — | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 11–8 | 6–1 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 10–10 |
Atlanta | 4–3 | — | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 14–5 | 3–4 | 13–6 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 8–12 |
Chicago | 4–3 | 3–3 | — | 11–8 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 11–9 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
Cincinnati | 3–3 | 4–3 | 8–11 | — | 2–4 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–14 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 1–6 | 10–10 |
Colorado | 11–8 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 7–13 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 13–7 |
Los Angeles | 8–11 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 13–7 | — | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 14–5 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 12–8 |
Miami | 1–6 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 2–5 | 7–12 | 8–11 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–13 | 9–11 |
Milwaukee | 5–1 | 4–3 | 9–11 | 13–6 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 11–8 | 4–2 | 13–7 |
New York | 5–2 | 6–13 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 3–4 | — | 11–8 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 8–12 |
Philadelphia | 2–4 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 8–11 | — | 6–1 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 12–8 |
Pittsburgh | 1–6 | 1–5 | 9–10 | 14–5 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 12–7 | 4–3 | 1–6 | — | 3–4 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 15–5 |
San Diego | 7–12 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 5–14 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | — | 8–11 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 7–13 |
San Francisco | 11–8 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 11–8 | — | 2–5 | 4–2 | 8–12 |
St. Louis | 3–3 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 5–2 | — | 5–2 | 11–9 |
Washington | 5–2 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 13–6 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | — | 9–11 |
The October 1 tiebreaker games were regular-season games that are included here.
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
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Amed Rosario | 154 | 554 | 76 | 142 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 24 | 29 | .256 | .381 |
Michael Conforto | 153 | 543 | 78 | 132 | 25 | 1 | 28 | 82 | 3 | 84 | .243 | .448 |
Brandon Nimmo | 140 | 433 | 77 | 114 | 28 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 9 | 80 | .263 | .483 |
Todd Frazier | 115 | 408 | 54 | 87 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 59 | 9 | 48 | .213 | .390 |
Wilmer Flores | 126 | 386 | 43 | 103 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 51 | 0 | 29 | .267 | .417 |
Asdrúbal Cabrera | 98 | 375 | 48 | 104 | 23 | 1 | 18 | 58 | 0 | 29 | .277 | .488 |
Jay Bruce | 94 | 319 | 31 | 71 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 41 | .223 | .370 |
José Bautista | 83 | 245 | 37 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 51 | .204 | .367 |
Kevin Plawecki | 79 | 238 | 33 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 28 | .210 | .370 |
José Reyes | 110 | 228 | 30 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 22 | .189 | .320 |
Jeff McNeil | 63 | 225 | 35 | 74 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 14 | .329 | .471 |
Devin Mesoraco | 66 | 203 | 23 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 23 | .222 | .409 |
Austin Jackson | 57 | 198 | 17 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 12 | .247 | .348 |
Adrián González | 54 | 169 | 15 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 15 | .237 | .373 |
Dominic Smith | 56 | 143 | 14 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | .224 | .420 |
Yoenis Céspedes | 38 | 141 | 20 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 13 | .262 | .496 |
Tomas Nido | 34 | 84 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .238 |
Luis Guillorme | 35 | 67 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .209 | .239 |
Juan Lagares | 30 | 59 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .339 | .390 |
José Lobatón | 22 | 49 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .143 | .224 |
Jack Reinheimer | 21 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 | .167 |
Phillip Evans | 15 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .143 |
Matt den Dekker | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 |
Travis d'Arnaud | 4 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .400 |
Ty Kelly | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .091 |
Kevin Kaczmarski | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 |
David Wright | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 |
Pitcher Totals | 162 | 300 | 12 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 10 | .140 | .180 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5468 | 676 | 1282 | 265 | 34 | 170 | 649 | 71 | 566 | .234 | .389 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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Jacob deGrom | 10 | 9 | 1.70 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 217.0 | 152 | 48 | 41 | 46 | 269 |
Zach Wheeler | 12 | 7 | 3.31 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 182.1 | 150 | 69 | 67 | 55 | 179 |
Noah Syndergaard | 13 | 4 | 3.03 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 154.1 | 148 | 55 | 52 | 39 | 155 |
Steven Matz | 5 | 11 | 3.97 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 154.0 | 134 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 152 |
Seth Lugo | 3 | 4 | 2.66 | 54 | 5 | 3 | 101.1 | 81 | 36 | 30 | 28 | 103 |
Jason Vargas | 7 | 9 | 5.77 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 92.0 | 100 | 60 | 59 | 30 | 84 |
Robert Gsellman | 6 | 3 | 4.28 | 68 | 0 | 13 | 80.0 | 76 | 44 | 38 | 28 | 70 |
Corey Oswalt | 3 | 3 | 5.85 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 64.2 | 69 | 43 | 42 | 20 | 45 |
Paul Sewald | 0 | 7 | 6.07 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 56.1 | 62 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 58 |
Jerry Blevins | 3 | 2 | 4.85 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 42.2 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 41 |
Jeurys Familia | 4 | 4 | 2.88 | 40 | 0 | 17 | 40.2 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 43 |
Jacob Rhame | 1 | 2 | 5.85 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 32.1 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 28 |
Tyler Bashlor | 0 | 3 | 4.22 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 25 |
Drew Smith | 1 | 1 | 3.54 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 18 |
Tim Peterson | 2 | 2 | 6.18 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 25 |
Matt Harvey | 0 | 2 | 7.00 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 27.0 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 20 |
Anthony Swarzak | 0 | 2 | 6.15 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 26.1 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 31 |
A. J. Ramos | 2 | 2 | 6.41 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 22 |
Hansel Robles | 2 | 2 | 5.03 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 23 |
Drew Gagnon | 2 | 1 | 5.25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
Chris Beck | 0 | 0 | 5.23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
Daniel Zamora | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
P. J. Conlon | 0 | 0 | 8.22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Chris Flexen | 0 | 2 | 12.79 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Bobby Wahl | 0 | 1 | 10.13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
Gerson Bautista | 0 | 1 | 12.46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Buddy Baumann | 0 | 1 | 24.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Eric Hanhold | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Scott Copeland | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
José Reyes | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Team Totals | 77 | 85 | 4.07 | 162 | 162 | 41 | 1460.2 | 1364 | 707 | 661 | 484 | 1446 |
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March: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–0)
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April: 15–9 (Home: 5–4; Away: 10–5)
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May: 10–18 (Home: 5–11; Away: 5–7)
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June: 5–21 (Home: 2–12; Away: 3–9)
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July: 12–12 (Home: 7–7; Away: 5–5)
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August: 15–15 (Home: 7–7; Away: 8–8)
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September: 18–10 (Home: 9-4; Away: 9–6)
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The 2015 New York Mets season was the 54th season in the franchises' history. The Mets finished the regular season with a record of 90–72, winning the National League East title on September 26, their first since 2006 and sixth overall. They defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS in five games and swept the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS. They lost to the Kansas City Royals in five games in the 2015 World Series. It was the Mets' first appearance in the World Series since 2000 when they lost to the New York Yankees. It marked the team's first winning season since Citi Field opened in 2009.
The 2015Philadelphia Phillies season was the 133rd season in the history of the franchise, and its twelfth season at Citizens Bank Park. The team finished the season with a record of 63–99 (.389), the worst record in the majors, and missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season.
The 2016 New York Mets season was the franchise's 55th season and the team's 8th season at Citi Field. The Mets started the season against their 2015 World Series opponent, the Kansas City Royals. This was the first time in the history of the league that World Series opponents played a rematch on Opening Day. This was made possible by interleague play being scattered throughout the season. Despite being below .500 (60–62) as late as August 19, the Mets went 27–13 in their final 40 games to make the postseason in consecutive seasons for the second time in franchise history. The Mets finished with a record of 87–75 and 2nd place in the National League East. They lost to the San Francisco Giants in the National League Wild Card Game.
The 2016 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 135th season overall, the 130th season as a member of the National League, and the 16th season at PNC Park. The regular season started with a win at home against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 3 and ended with a loss to the Cardinals at Busch Stadium on October 2. The Pirates finished the regular season third in the National League Central with 78 wins, 83 losses and one tie. For the first time since the 2012 season, the Pirates finished with a losing record and did not qualify for the postseason.
The 2019 New York Mets season was the franchise's 58th season and the team's 11th season at Citi Field. Despite improving on their 77–85 campaign from last year by 9 games with an 86–76 record, they were three games behind the Milwaukee Brewers for a wild card spot and thus missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Their division rival, the Washington Nationals, went on to win the World Series.
The 2021 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 139th season in the history of the franchise, and its 18th season at Citizens Bank Park. With a loss to the Atlanta Braves on September 30, they were eliminated from postseason contention for the tenth straight season. This was the first season since exactly a decade earlier in 2011 when the Phillies would finish a season with a winning record, which they clinched with a 5–0 victory over the Miami Marlins on October 1.
The 2023 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 141st season in the history of the franchise, and its 20th season at Citizens Bank Park. They entered the season as the defending National League champions and runners-up of the World Series. The Phillies drew an average home attendance of 38,157 in 80 home games in the 2023 MLB season, the sixth highest in the league.
The 2024 New York Mets season was the franchise's 63rd season in Major League Baseball, their 16th at Citi Field, and their fourth under majority owner Steve Cohen.
The 2024 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 142nd season in the history of the franchise, and its 21st season at Citizens Bank Park. They entered the season as the runner-ups of the National League.