2000 New York Mets season

The 2000 New York Mets season was the 39th regular season for the Mets. They entered the season as defending National League runner ups, losing to the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS. They went 94–68 and finished second in the National League East, but earned the NL Wild Card. They made it to the World Series where they were defeated by their crosstown rival the New York Yankees. They were managed by Bobby Valentine. They played home games at Shea Stadium. Offseason December 10, 1999: Jesse Orosco was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for Chuck McElroy.Jesse Orosco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com December 23, 1999: Mike Hampton traded by the Houston Astros with Derek Bell to the New York Mets for Kyle Kessel (minors), Roger Cedeño, and Octavio Dotel. Baseball-Reference.com January 19, 2000: Charlie Hayes signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.Charlie Hayes Statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 20, 2000: Curtis Pride was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets. January 21, 2000: Bill Pulsipher was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the New York Mets for Luis Lopez.Bill Pulsipher Statistics Baseball-Reference.com March 18, 2000: Jesse Orosco was traded by the New York Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe McEwing. March 20, 2000: Charlie Hayes was released by the New York Mets.

Regular season The Mets played in the first game held outside of North America on Opening Day, March 29. The Mets played the Chicago Cubs in front of over 55,000 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The Cubs won the game by a score of 5–3.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.372, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions April 26, 2000: Curtis Pride was sent to the Boston Red Sox by the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal. May 13, 2000: Rickey Henderson was released by the New York Mets. June 2, 2000: Bill Pulsipher was traded by the New York Mets to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Lenny Harris. July 26, 2000: Justin Huber was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent. July 28, 2000: Mike Bordick was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for Lesli Brea, Mike Kinkade, Melvin Mora, and Pat Gorman (minors).Mike Bordick Statistics Baseball-Reference.com August 30, 2000: Jorge Velandia was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the New York Mets for Nelson Cruz.

Roster 2000 New York Mets Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log Regular season LegendMets WinMets LossGame Postponed Clinched playoff spotBold = Mets team member

|- bgcolor="#fcc" | 1 || March 29 || || Cubs || 3–5 || Lieber (1–0) || Hampton (0–1) || Aguilera (1) || || Tokyo Dome (55,000) || 0–1 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2 || March 30 || || @ Cubs || 5–1 || Cook (1–0) || Young (0–1) || — || || Tokyo Dome (55,000) || 1–1 || W1

|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 3 || April 3 || || Padres || 2–1 || Leiter (1–0) || Wall (0–1) || Benitez (1) || || Shea Stadium (52,308) || 2–1 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 4 || April 5 || || Padres || 0–4 || Williams (1–0) || B. J. Jones (0–1) || — || || Shea Stadium (17,585) || 2–2 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 5 || April 6 || || Padres || 5–8 || Clement (1–0) || Hampton (0–2) || — || || Shea Stadium (17,482) || 2–3 || L2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 6 || April 7 || || Dodgers || 2–1 || Reed (1–0) || Dreifort (0–1) || Benitez (2) || || Shea Stadium (27,791) || 3–3 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 7 || April 8 || || Dodgers || 5–6 || Fetters (1–0) || Benitez (0–1) || Shaw (1) || || Shea Stadium (37,814) || 3–4 || L1 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || April 9 || || Dodgers || colspan=8|Postponed (snow); rescheduled for April 24 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 8 || April 10 || || @ Phillies || 7–9 || Telemaco (1–0) || Rodriguez (0–1) || Gomes (3) || || Veterans Stadium (47,115) || 3–5 || L2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 9 || April 12 || || @ Phillies || 5–8 || Person (1–0) || Hampton (0–3) || Gomes (4) || || Veterans Stadium (15,269) || 3–6 || L3 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 10 || April 13 || || @ Phillies || 2–1 || Cook (2–0) || Aldred (0–1) || Benitez (3) || || Veterans Stadium (14,552) || 4–6 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 11 || April 14 || || @ Pirates || 8–5 || Franco (1–0) || Silva (2–1) || — || || Three Rivers Stadium (20,725) || 5–6 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 12 || April 15 || || @ Pirates || 0–2 || Anderson (1–0) || Rusch (0–1) || Williams (2) || || Three Rivers Stadium (19,592) || 5–7 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 13 || April 16 || || @ Pirates || 12–9 || Mahomes (1–0) || Peters (0–1) || Benitez (4) || || Three Rivers Stadium (20,724) || 6–7 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 14 || April 18 || || Brewers || 10–7 || Hampton (1–3) || Navarro (0–3) || Benitez (5) || || Shea Stadium (17,905) || 7–7 || W2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 15 || April 19 || || Brewers || 3–1 || Reed (2–0) || Bere (2–1) || Benitez (6) || || Shea Stadium (18,001) || 8–7 || W3 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 16 || April 20 || || Brewers || 5–4 || Wendell (1–0) || Leskanic (0–1) || — || || Shea Stadium (17,002) || 9–7 || W4 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || April 21 || || Cubs || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for April 22 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 17 || April 22 || || Cubs || 8–3 || Rusch (1–1) || Lieber (1–2) || — || || Shea Stadium (N/A) || 10–7 || W5 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 18 || April 22 || || Cubs || 7–6 || Cook (3–0) || Farnsworth (1–3) || Benitez (7) || || Shea Stadium (32,204) || 11–7 || W6 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 19 || April 23 || || Cubs || 15–8 || Hampton (2–3) || Tapani (0–3) || — || || Shea Stadium (27,560) || 12–7 || W7 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 20 || April 24 || || Dodgers || 1–0 || Benitez (1–1) || Adams (1–1) || — || || Shea Stadium (37,987) || 13–7 || W8 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 21 || April 25 || || Reds || 6–5 || Wendell (2–0) || Sullivan (0–1) || Benitez (8) || || Shea Stadium (27,153) || 14–7 || W9 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 22 || April 26 || || Reds || 1–12 || Neagle (2–0) || Springer (0–1) || — || || Shea Stadium (33,371) || 14–8 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 23 || April 27 || || Reds || 1–2 || Graves (3–0) || Benitez (1–2) || Sullivan (1) || || Shea Stadium (50,971) || 14–9 || L2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 24 || April 28 || || @ Rockies || 5–12 || Astacio (2–2) || Hampton (2–4) || — || || Coors Field (45,366) || 14–10 || L3 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 25 || April 29 || || @ Rockies || 13–6 || Reed (3–0) || Yoshii (1–2) || — || || Coors Field (41,220) || 15–10 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 26 || April 30 || || @ Rockies || 14–11 || Leiter (2–0) || Bohanon (0–3) || — || || Coors Field (36,252) || 16–10 || W2

|- bgcolor="#fcc" | 27 || May 1 || || @ Giants || 3–10 || Estes (1–1) || Pulsipher (0–1) || — || || Pacific Bell Park (40,930) || 16–11 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 28 || May 2 || || @ Giants || 1–7 || Hernandez (1–4) || Rusch (1–2) || — || || Pacific Bell Park (40,930) || 16–12 || L2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 29 || May 3 || || @ Giants || 5–8 || Rodriguez (1–0) || Wendell (2–1) || — || || Pacific Bell Park (40,930) || 16–13 || L3 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 30 || May 4 || || @ Giants || 2–7 || Rodriguez (2–0) || Reed (3–1) || — || || Pacific Bell Park (40,930) || 16–14 || L4 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 31 || May 5 || || @ Marlins || 4–1 || Leiter (3–0) || Sanchez (3–1) || Franco (1) || || Pro Player Stadium (30,229) || 17–14 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 32 || May 6 || || @ Marlins || 1–9 || Fernandez (4–3) || Pulsipher (0–2) || — || || Pro Player Stadium (33,401) || 17–15 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 33 || May 7 || || @ Marlins || 0–3 || Dempster (3–2) || Rusch (1–3) || — || || Pro Player Stadium (25,147) || 17–16 || L2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 34 || May 9 || || @ Pirates || 2–0 || Hampton (3–4) || Benson (2–4) || Benitez (9) || || Three Rivers Stadium (14,015) || 18–16 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 35 || May 10 || || @ Pirates || 9–13 || Silva (3–1) || Cook (3–1) || — || || Three Rivers Stadium (13,711) || 18–17 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 36 || May 11 || || @ Pirates || 3–2 || Leiter (4–0) || Anderson (1–1) || — || || Three Rivers Stadium (16,264) || 19–17 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 37 || May 12 || || Marlins || 4–6 || Dempster (4–2) || Rusch (1–4) || Alfonseca (12) || || Shea Stadium (30,828) || 19–18 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 38 || May 13 || || Marlins || 6–7 || Mahay (1–1) || Cook (3–2) || Alfonseca (13) || || Shea Stadium (32,772) || 19–19 || L2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 39 || May 14 || || Marlins || 5–1 || Hampton (4–4) || Penny (3–5) || — || || Shea Stadium (36,162) || 20–19 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 40 || May 16 || || Rockies || 3–4 || Tavarez (2–2) || Wendell (2–2) || Jimenez (5) || || Shea Stadium (25,697) || 20–20 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 41 || May 17 || || Rockies || 4–2 || Leiter (5–0) || Arrojo (1–4) || Franco (2) || || Shea Stadium (23,665) || 21–20 || W1 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || May 18 || || Rockies || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 15 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 42 || May 19 || || Diamondbacks || 4–3 || B. J. Jones (1–1) || Stottlemyre (7–2) || Benitez (10) || || Shea Stadium (25,292) || 22–20 || W2 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 43 || May 20 || || Diamondbacks || 8–7 || Hampton (5–4) || Daal (1–5) || Benitez (11) || || Shea Stadium (37,121) || 23–20 || W3 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 44 || May 21 || || Diamondbacks || 7–6 || Wendell (3–2) || Kim (2–2) || — || || Shea Stadium(38,826) || 24–20 || W4 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 45 || May 22 || || @ Padres || 0–1 || Clement (5–3) || Franco (1–1) || Hoffman (8) || || Qualcomm Stadium (17,966) || 24–21 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 46 || May 23 || || @ Padres || 5–3 || Wendell (4–2) || Hoffman (0–1) || Benitez (12) || || Qualcomm Stadium (25,783) || 25–21 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 47 || May 24 || || @ Padres || 4–5 || Wall (1–2) || Mahomes (1–1) || Hoffman (9) || || Qualcomm Stadium (19,405) || 25–22 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 48 || May 26 || || @ Cardinals || 5–2 || Hampton (6–4) || Thompson (0–1) || Benitez (13) || || Busch Stadium (40,028} || 26–22 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 49 || May 27 || || @ Cardinals || 12–8 || Cook (4–2) || Veres (0–2) || — || || Busch Stadium (48,690) || 27–22 || W3 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 50 || May 28 || || @ Cardinals || 6–2 || Rusch (2–4) || Kile (7–3) || — || || Busch Stadium (46,344) || 28–22 || W4 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 51 || May 29 || || @ Dodgers || 1–4 || Park (5–4) || Leiter (5–1) || — || || Dodger Stadium (43,084) || 28–23 || L1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 52 || May 30 || || @ Dodgers || 10–5 || Franco (2–1) || Shaw (2–3) || — || || Dodger Stadium (26,102) || 29–23 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 53 || May 31 || || @ Dodgers || 3–4 || Fetters (2–0) || Wendell (4–3) || — || || Dodger Stadium (31,323) || 29–24 || L1

|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 54 || June 2 || || Devil Rays || 5–3 || Rusch (3–4) || White (1–4) || Benitez (14) || || Shea Stadium (24,123) || 30–24 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 55 || June 3 || || Devil Rays || 1–0 || Leiter (6–1) || Trachsel (3–6) || Benitez (15) || || Shea Stadium (33,694) || 31–24 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 56 || June 4 || || Devil Rays || 5–15 || Yan (3–3) || B. J. Jones (1–2) || — || || Shea Stadium (43,610) || 31–25 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fcc" | 57 || June 5 || || Orioles || 2–4 || Mussina (3–6) || Hampton (6–5) || Timlin (5) || || Shea Stadium (25,192) || 31–26 || L2 |- bgcolor="#ccc" | – || June 6 || || Orioles || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 8 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 58 || June 7 || || Orioles || 11–3 || Mahomes (2–1) || Erickson (2–3) || — || || Shea Stadium (34,492) || 32–26 || W1 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 59 || June 8 || || Orioles || 8–7 || Cook (5–2) || Mercedes (2–3) || — || || Shea Stadium (9,540) || 33–26 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 60 || || 7:05p.m. EDT || @ Yankees || 12–2 || Leiter (7–1) || Clemens (4–6) || — || 3:30 || Yankee Stadium (55,822) || 34–26 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || || 1:05p.m. EDT || @ Yankees || 5–13 || Pettitte (6–2) || B. J. Jones (1–3) || — || 3:13 || Yankee Stadium (55,839) || 34–27 || W4 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || || 8:05p.m. EDT || @ Yankees || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 8 |- bgcolor="#fcc"