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John Olerud was drafted by the Mets in the 27th round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign. [11] June 9, 1986: Tim Corcoran was released by the Mets. [7] June 30, 1986: Ed Lynch was traded by the Mets to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Dave Lenderman and Dave Liddell. [12] August 3, 1986: Lee Mazzilli was signed as a free agent by the ...
Below is an alphabetical list of every player that has played for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball since the franchise's inception in 1962. Included are the seasons in which they played for the Mets and their primary position(s).
The Mets lost 120 games in their inaugural season, the second-most by an MLB team behind the 2024 Chicago White Sox. [3] After six more years in which their best league finish was ninth, the Mets won the World Series in 1969 , defeating the Baltimore Orioles in five games to earn what is widely considered one of the biggest upsets in baseball ...
April 7 – On Opening Day at Tiger Stadium, Dwight Evans of the Boston Red Sox achieves a major league first by hitting a home run off Jack Morris on the first pitch of the season. [ 27 ] April 29 – Roger Clemens , age 23, struck out twenty Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park to set a major league record for a nine-inning game.
The 1986 Post-Season Games (box scores and play-by-play) at Retrosheet; History of the World Series - 1986 at The Sporting News. Archived from the original in May 2006. 1986 NLCS: Game 1 at MLB.com; 1986 ALCS: Game 5 at MLB.com; 1986 NLCS: Game 6 at MLB.com; Good To The Very Last Out at SI.com; 1986 New York Mets at baseballlibrary.com
Myers began his Major League career with the New York Mets in 1985 under the management of Davey Johnson, and was a member of the Mets 1986 World Series-winning team (although he did not appear on the Mets' postseason roster, he was given a World Series ring nine years later, in 1995 [3]).
The Mets posted their franchise record for losses in their inaugural season in the league, with 120 losses in 160 games in 1962. [4] This was the first of seven consecutive losing seasons, [ 1 ] a season in which the winning percentage was below .500, and the most losses by a post-1900 MLB team. [ 5 ]
The Mets playing against the Cincinnati Reds during an April 2001 away game at Cinergy Field.. The 2001 New York Mets season was the 40th regular season for the Mets. The 2001 Mets entered the season as defending National League champions, aiming to win the National League East from the Braves and return to a second consecutive World Series and win it.