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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 Mets. [13] August 7, 1986: George Foster was released by the Mets. [14] August 24, 1986: Alex Diaz was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets. [15]
The 1986 World Series marked the second time, after the previous year's series, in which the winning team lost the first two games of the series at home. It was also the first World Series to use the designated hitter only in games played at the American League representative's stadium, a policy that was maintained until the National League's ...
The longest winning streak consisting only of playoff games stands at 12 consecutive wins, by the 1927, 1928 and 1932 New York Yankees (who swept the World Series all three seasons) and tied by the 1998–99 Yankees. According to Major League Baseball's policy on winning streaks, tie games do not end a team's winning streak. [1]
May 1 – The Atlanta Braves ended the New York Mets' record tying 11-game winning streak 7–2. Some Braves experts call it the highlight of the Braves' 1986 season. The Braves hit 4 home runs by 3 different players including 1978 NL Rookie of the Year Bob Horner. May 2 – The Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees 7–4.
Gooden and Strawberry were integral parts of the 1986 Mets, who went a major league-best 108-54 and beat Boston in a se Gooden's No. 16 and Strawberry's No. 18 to be retired by Mets next season ...
The Mets' next playoff appearances were their back-to-back wild card-winning seasons of 1999 and 2000; in the latter year, they won their fourth NL championship, but lost to the cross-town New York Yankees in the "Subway Series". [7] The 2006 Mets earned an NL East title, before the St. Louis Cardinals defeated them in the
Jose Quintana earned his 100th career win with 6 2/3 sharp innings as the surging New York Mets extended their longest winning streak in more than six years Saturday with a 4-0 victory over the ...
New York hasn’t trailed in 63 innings and is riding its longest winning streak since an eight-game run in August 2019. Vientos also connected in the first for the Mets, who remained tied with ...