2006 New York Mets season

The 2006 New York Mets season was the 45th regular season for the Mets. They went 97–65 and won the National League East, a feat the team would not repeat until 2015. They were managed by Willie Randolph. They played home games at Shea Stadium. They used the marketing slogan of "The Team. The Time. The Mets." throughout the season. On September 18, the Mets clinched their first NL East title since 1988, in the process breaking the Atlanta Braves' streak of 11 straight NL East titles.

In the postseason, the Mets swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS, but they lost to the 83-win St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS in seven games.

Offseason November 18, 2005: Xavier Nady was traded to the Mets for Mike Cameron.Xavier Nady Statistics Baseball-Reference.com November 24, 2005: Carlos Delgado was traded to the Mets with cash for Mike Jacobs, Yusmeiro Petit, and Grant Psomas. November 29, 2005: Billy Wagner was signed as a free agent with the Mets. December 5, 2005: Paul Lo Duca was traded to the Mets for Dante Brinkley and Gaby Hernandez.Paul Lo Duca Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 12, 2005: Julio Franco was signed as a free agent with the Mets.Julio Franco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 22, 2006: Kris Benson was traded by the Mets to the Baltimore Orioles for Jorge Julio and John Maine.Kris Benson Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

Regular season Season standings National League East

Record vs. opponents

Transactions April 26, 2006: Michael Tucker signed as a free agent with the Mets. May 24, 2006: Jorge Julio was traded by the Mets to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Orlando Hernández. May 26, 2026: Geremi Gonzalez was traded by the Mets to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mike Adams. July 31, 2006: Xavier Nady was traded by the Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Roberto Hernandez and Óliver Pérez. August 8, 2006: Ricky Ledée was claimed off waivers by the Mets from the Los Angeles Dodgers.Ricky Ledée Statistics Baseball-Reference.com August 22, 2006: Shawn Green was traded to the Mets with cash for Evan MacLane.Shawn Green Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

Roster 2006 New York Mets Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (third base) (bench) (bullpen) (hitting) (first base) (pitching)

Game log LegendMets WinMets LossGame PostponedAll-Star Game Clinched division Bold = Mets team member

|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 1 || April 3 || Nationals || 3–2 || Glavine (1–0) || Hernandez (0–1) || Wagner (1) || Shea Stadium || 54,371 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 2 || April 5 || Nationals || 5–9 || Cordero (1–0) || Julio (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 19,557 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 3 || April 6 || Nationals || 10–5 || Martinez (1–0) || Ortiz (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 25,839 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 4 || April 7 || Marlins || 9–3 || Trachsel (1–0) || Vargas (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 39,761 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || April 8 || Marlins || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 8 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 5 || April 9 || Marlins || 3–2 || Wagner (1–0) || Martinez (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 55,255 || 4–1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 6 || April 11 || @ Nationals || 7–1 || Bannister (1–0) || Ortiz (0–2) || — || RFK Stadium || 40,530 || 5–1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 7 || April 12 || @ Nationals || 3–1 || Martinez (2–0) || Armas (0–2) || Wagner (2) || RFK Stadium || 29,985 || 6–1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 8 || April 13 || @ Nationals || 13–4 || Zambrano (1–0) || Hernandez (1–2) || — || RFK Stadium || 25,465 || 7–1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 9 || April 14 || Brewers || 4–3 || Glavine (2–0) || Capuano (1–2) || Wagner (3) || Shea Stadium || 37,489 || 8–1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 10 || April 15 || Brewers || 2–8 || Ohka (1–1) || Trachsel (1–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 55,831 || 8–2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 11 || April 16 || Brewers || 9–3 || Bannister (2–0) || Sheets (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 38,119 || 9–2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 12 || April 17 || Braves || 4–3 || Martinez (3–0) || Sosa (0–3) || Wagner (4) || Shea Stadium || 36,867 || 10–2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 13 || April 18 || Braves || 1–7 || Davies (1–1) || Zambrano (1–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 30,322 || 10–3 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 14 || April 19 || Braves || 1–2 || Hudson (1–1) || Glavine (2–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 40,861 || 10–4 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 15 || April 20 || @ Padres || 7–2 || Sanchez (1–0) || Linebrink (1–2) || — || Petco Park || 28,791 || 11–4 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 16 || April 21 || @ Padres || 1–2 || Sweeney (1–0) || Bradford (0–1) || — || Petco Park || 38,541 || 11–5 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 17 || April 22 || @ Padres || 8–1 || Martinez (4–0) || Young (2–1) || — || Petco Park || 39,389 || 12–5 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 18 || April 23 || @ Padres || 4–7 || Hensley (1–1) || Zambrano (1–2) || Hoffman (3) || Petco Park || 34,109 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 19 || April 24 || @ Giants || 2–6 || Cain (1–2) || Glavine (2–2) || — || AT&T Park || 36,855 || 12–7 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 20 || April 25 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Trachsel (2–1) || Wright (2–1) || Wagner (5) || AT&T Park || 35,775 || 13–7 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 21 || April 26 || @ Giants || 9–7 || Oliver (1–0) || Munter (0–1) || — || AT&T Park || 34,454 || 14–7 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 22 || April 28 || @ Braves || 5–2 || Martinez (5–0) || Smoltz (1–2) || Wagner (6) || Turner Field || 45,389 || 15–7 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 23 || April 29 || @ Braves || 1–0 || Glavine (3–2) || Thomson (0–1) || Wagner (7) || Turner Field || 46,387 || 16–7 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 24 || April 30 || @ Braves || 5–8 || Davies (2–2) || Trachsel (2–2) || Reitsma (5) || Turner Field || 35,245 || 16–8

|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 25 || May 1 || Nationals || 2–1 || Wagner (2–0) || Majewski (1–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 28,310 || 17–8 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 26 || May 2 || Nationals || 2–6 || O'Connor (1–0) || Maine (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 34,046 || 17–9 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 27 || May 3 || Pirates || 4–3 || Bradford (1–1) || Gonzalez (0–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 33,668 || 18–9 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 28 || May 4 || Pirates || 6–0 || Glavine (4–2) || Maholm (1–4) || — || Shea Stadium || 30,756 || 19–9 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 29 || May 5 || Braves || 8–7 || Julio (1–1) || Sosa (0–5) || — || Shea Stadium || 47,720 || 20–9 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 30 || May 6 || Braves || 6–5 || Fortunato (1–0) || Hudson (2–3) || Julio (1) || Shea Stadium || 48,369 || 21–9 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 31 || May 7 || Braves || 3–13 || Smoltz (2–2) || Lima (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 48,100 || 21–10 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 32 || May 9 || @ Phillies || 4–5 || Gordon (2–1) || Heilman (0–1) || — || Citizens Bank Park || 33,787 || 21–11 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 33 || May 10 || @ Phillies || 13–2 || Glavine (5–2) || Lidle (3–4) || — || Citizens Bank Park || 30,269 || 22–11 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 34 || May 11 || @ Phillies || 0–2 || Floyd (4–2) || Trachsel (2–3) || — || Citizens Bank Park || 28,224 || 22–12 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 35 || May 12 || @ Brewers || 6–9 || Bush (3–4) || Lima (0–2) || Turnbow (12) || Miller Park || 26,362 || 22–13 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 36 || May 13 || @ Brewers || 9–8 || Bradford (2–1) || Turnbow (0–1) || Wagner (8) || Miller Park || 45,150 || 23–13 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 37 || May 14 || @ Brewers || 5–6 || de la Rosa (2–0) || Bradford (2–2) || — || Miller Park || 28,104 || 23–14 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 38 || May 16 || @ Cardinals || 8–3 || Glavine (6–2) || Suppan (4–3) || — || Busch Stadium || 39,616 || 24–14 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 39 || May 17 || @ Cardinals || 0–1 || Mulder (5–1) || Trachsel (2–4) || Isringhausen (12) || Busch Stadium || 40,573 || 24–15 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 40 || May 18 || @ Cardinals || 3–6 || Marquis (5–4) || Lima (0–3) || Isringhausen (13) || Busch Stadium || 41,273 || 24–16 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 41 || May 19 || Yankees || 7–6 || Wagner (3–0) || Rivera (1–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 56,289 || 25–16 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 42 || May 20 || Yankees || 4–5 || Rivera (2–3) || Julio (1–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 56,185 || 25–17 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 43 || May 21 || Yankees || 4–3 || Glavine (7–2) || Small (0–2) || Wagner (9) || Shea Stadium || 56,205 || 26–17 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 44 || May 23 || Phillies || 9–8 || Oliver (2–0) || Madson (4–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 28,958 || 27–17 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 45 || May 24 || Phillies || 5–4 || Feliciano (1–0) || Cormier (2–1) || Wagner (10) || Shea Stadium || 32,094 || 28–17 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 46 || May 25 || Phillies || 3–5 || Myers (3–2) || Feliciano (1–1) || Gordon (14) || Shea Stadium || 51,365 || 28–18 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 47 || May 26 || @ Marlins || 1–5 || Johnson (4–2) || Martinez (5–1) || — || Dolphins Stadium || 15,338 || 28–19 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 48 || May 27 || @ Marlins || 7–4 || Glavine (8–2) || Willis (1–6) || Wagner (11) || Dolphins Stadium || 13,037 || 29–19 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 49 || May 28 || @ Marlins || 7–3 || Hernandez (3–4) || Nolasco (3–2) || — || Dolphins Stadium || 17,488 || 30–19 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 50 || May 29 || Diamondbacks || 8–7 || Sanchez (2–0) || Valverde (2–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 39,826 || 31–19 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 51 || May 30 || Diamondbacks || 2–7 || Batista (5–2) || Soler (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 35,448 || 31–20 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 52 || May 31 || Diamondbacks || 1–0 || Sanchez (3–0) || Grimsley (1–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 37,735 || 32–20

|- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || June 2 || Giants || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 3 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 53 || June 3 || Giants || 4–6 || Cain (4–5) || Hernandez (3–5) || Benitez (4) || Shea Stadium || N/A || 32–21 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 54 || June 3 || Giants || 3–2 || Sanchez (4–0) || Wilson (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 45,576 || 33–21 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 55 || June 4 || Giants || 6–7 || Sanchez (1–0) || Feliciano (1–2) || Accardo (1) || Shea Stadium || 48,791 || 33–22 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 56 || June 5 || @ Dodgers || 4–1 || Soler (1–1) || Tomko (5–4) || Bradford (1) || Dodger Stadium || 34,420 || 34–22 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 57 || June 6 || @ Dodgers || 5–8 || Lowe (5–3) || Martinez (5–2) || Gagne (1) || Dodger Stadium || 46,347 || 34–23 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 58 || June 7 || @ Dodgers || 9–7 || Glavine (9–2) || Perez (4–2) || Wagner (12) || Dodger Stadium || 44,230 || 35–23 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 59 || June 8 || @ Diamondbacks || 7–1 || Hernandez (4–5) || Vargas (6–3) || — || Chase Field || 20,845 || 36–23 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 60 || June 9 || @ Diamondbacks || 10–6 || Trachsel (3–4) || Batista (6–3) || — || Chase Field || 23,671 || 37–23 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 61 || June 10 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–0 || Soler (2–1) || Webb (8–1) || — || Chase Field || 33,671 || 38–23 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 62 || June 11 || @ Diamondbacks || 15–2 || Martinez (6–2) || Ortiz (0–5) || — || Chase Field || 28,475 || 39–23 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 63 || June 13 || @ Phillies || 9–7 || Bradford (3–2) || Madson (6–4) || Wagner (13) || Citizens Bank Park || 37,964 || 40–23 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 64 || June 14 || @ Phillies || 9–3 || Oliver (3–0) || Myers (4–3) || — || Citizens Bank Park || 38,811 || 41–23 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 65 || June 15 || @ Phillies || 5–4 || Trachsel (4–4) || Lidle (4–6) || Wagner (14) || Citizens Bank Park || 45,102 || 42–23 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 66 || June 16 || Orioles || 3–6 || Bedard (6–6) || Heilman (0–2) || Ray (17) || Shea Stadium || 45,967 || 42–24 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 67 || June 17 || Orioles || 2–4 || Benson (8–5) || Martinez (6–3) || Ray (18) || Shea Stadium || 52,320 || 42–25 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 68 || June 18 || Orioles || 9–4 || Glavine (10–2) || Loewen (0–2) || — || Shea Stadium || 43,393 || 43–25 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 69 || June 19 || Reds || 2–4 || Arroyo (9–3) || Hernandez (4–6) || — || Shea Stadium || 41,874 || 43–26 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 70 || June 20 || Reds || 9–2 || Trachsel (5–4) || Ramirez (2–6) || — || Shea Stadium || 38,991 || 44–26 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 71 || June 21 || Reds || 5–6 || Standridge (1–0) || Wagner (3–1) || Coffey (5) || Shea Stadium || 49,758 || 44–27 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 72 || June 22 || Reds || 6–2 || Martinez (7–3) || Milton (4–4) || Bradford (2) || Shea Stadium || 46,767 || 45–27 |- bgcolor="#cfc"