List of New York Mets no-hitters

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The New York Mets are a Major League Baseball franchise based in the New York City borough of Queens. Formed in 1962, they play in the National League East division. Pitchers for the Mets have thrown two no-hitters in franchise history. [1] A no-hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball only "when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings", though one or more batters "may reach base via a walk, an error, a hit by pitch, a passed ball or wild pitch on strike three, or catcher's interference". [2] No-hitters of less than nine complete innings were previously recognized by the league as official; however, several rule alterations in 1991 changed the rule to its current form. [3] A no-hitter is rare enough that it took until 2021 for all thirty teams in Major League Baseball to accomplish the feat. No perfect games, a special subcategory of no-hitter, have been thrown in Mets history. [4] As defined by Major League Baseball, "in a perfect game, no batter reaches any base during the course of the game." [2]

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No-hitters

  Indicates a perfect game
 £ Pitcher was left-handed
 * Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
#DatePitcherFinal scoreBase-
runners		OpponentCatcherPlate umpireManagerNotesRef
1June 1, 2012 Johan Santana £8–05 St. Louis Cardinals Josh Thole Gary Cederstrom Terry Collins
  • First no-hitter in franchise history
  • First Mets no-hitter at home
  • First left-handed pitcher to throw a no-hitter in franchise history
 [5]
2April 29, 2022 Tylor Megill (5 IP)
Drew Smith (11⁄3 IP)
Joely Rodríguez £(1 IP)
Seth Lugo (2⁄3 IP)
Edwin Díaz (1 IP)		3–06 Philadelphia Phillies James McCann Ryan Wills Buck Showalter
  • First combined no-hitter in franchise history
  • First right-handed pitchers involved in a no-hitter in franchise history
  • First combined no-hitter involving exactly five pitchers in MLB history
  • Set a major league record for most pitches thrown in a no hitter with 159
 [6]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Perfect game (baseball)</span> Baseball game in which at least one team has no baserunners

In baseball, a perfect game is a game in which one or more pitchers complete a minimum of nine innings with no batter from the opposing team reaching any base. To achieve a perfect game, a team must not allow any opposing player to reach base by any means: no hits, walks, hit batsmen, uncaught third strikes, catcher's or fielder's interference, or fielding errors which allow a batter to reach base.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">No-hitter</span> Baseball game in which a team does not record a hit

In baseball, a no-hitter or no-hit game is a game in which a team does not record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine complete innings recorded no hits. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is thereby said to have "thrown a no-hitter". In most cases, no-hitters are recorded by a single pitcher who throws a complete game; one thrown by two or more pitchers is a combined no-hitter.

References

  1. ↑ "New York Mets Franchise History". ESPN. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "MLB Miscellany: Rules, regulations and statistics". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ Kurkjian, Tim (June 29, 2008). "No-hit win makes no sense, except in baseball". ESPN. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  4. ↑ "New York Mets". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  5. ↑ Boxscore: St. Louis vs. NY Mets - June 1, 2012 MLB.com. Retrieved 1 June 2012
  6. ↑ Boxscore: Philadelphia vs. NY Mets - April 29, 2022 MLB.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022
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