2017 New York Mets season

The 2017 New York Mets season was the franchise's 56th season and the team's 9th season at Citi Field. The Mets opened the season on April 3 against the Atlanta Braves and finished the season on October 1 against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

Just two years removed from a World Series appearance, the Mets had high expectations. However, the season was a major disappointment with injuries to key players, poor performances from players such as Yoenis Céspedes, Matt Harvey, and Robert Gsellman, and by controversy within the organization and around players. The Mets finished in 4th place in their division, missed the playoffs for the first time since 2014, and finished with a 70–92 record, equalizing their worst record since 2009. Manager Terry Collins announced his retirement following the final game of the season.

Offseason On November 14, 2016, second baseman Neil Walker accepted a qualifying offer, returning to the Mets for $17.2 million.

On October 29, 2016, outfielder Yoenis Céspedes re-signed with the Mets on a four-year, $110 million contract. This was the Mets second biggest free agent signing in their history at the time after Carlos Beltrán's $119 million deal in 2005.

On January 27, 2017, loogy Jerry Blevins re-signed with the Mets on a one-year deal with an option for 2018.

On February 15, 2017, pitcher Fernando Salas re-signed with the Mets on a one-year deal.

Season standings National League East

National League division leaders

Record vs. opponents

Regular season

Opening Day +Opening Day StartersName Position José Reyes 3B Asdrúbal Cabrera SS Yoenis Céspedes LF Curtis Granderson CF Neil Walker 2B Jay Bruce RF Lucas Duda 1B Rene Rivera C Noah Syndergaard P The Mets began their 2017 season with a 6–0 win over the Atlanta Braves.

Game log LegendMets WinMets LossGame PostponedBold = Mets team member

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 1 || April 3 || Braves || 6–0 || Robles (1–0) || Krol (0–1) || – || Citi Field (44,384) || 1–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 2 || April 5 || Braves || 1–3 (12) || Johnson (1–0) || Montero (0–1) || – || Citi Field (36,137) || 1–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 3 || April 6 || Braves || 6–2 || Harvey (1–0)|| García (0–1) || — || Citi Field (23,100) || 2–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 4 || April 7 || Marlins|| 2–7 || Chen (1–0) || Wheeler (0–1) || — || Citi Field (27,891) || 2–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 5 || April 8 || Marlins|| 1–8 || Conley (1–0) || Gsellman (0–1) ||—|| Citi Field (33,936) || 2–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 6 || April 9 || Marlins || 5–2 || Syndergaard (1–0) || Volquez (0–1) || Reed (1) || Citi Field (27,420) || 3–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 7 || April 10 || @ Phillies || 4–3 || Blevins (1–0) || Ramos (0–1) || Reed (2) || Citizens Bank Park (33,359) || 4–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 8 || April 11 || @ Phillies || 14–4 || Harvey (2–0) || Buchholz (0–1) || — || Citizens Bank Park (28,659) || 5–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 9 || April 12 || @ Phillies || 5–4 || Wheeler (1–1) || Velasquez (0–2) || Reed (3) || Citizens Bank Park (28,272) || 6–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 10 || April 13 || @ Marlins || 9–8 (16) || Robles (2–0) || Conley (1–1) || — || Marlins Park (23,192) || 7–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 11 || April 14 || @ Marlins || 2–3 || Ramos (1–1) || Edgin (0–1) || — || Marlins Park (24,194) || 7–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 12 || April 15 || @ Marlins || 4–5 || Tazawa (1–0)|| Salas (0–1) || Ramos (2) || Marlins Park (25,137) || 7–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 13 || April 16 || @ Marlins || 2–4 || Phelps (2–1) || Reed (0–1) || — || Marlins Park (20,058) || 7–6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 14 || April 18 || Phillies || 2–6 (10) || García (1–0) || Montero (0–2) || — || Citi Field (23,536) || 7–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 15 || April 19 || Phillies || 5–4 || Robles (3–0) || Ramos (0–2) || Reed (4) || Citi Field (22,243) || 8–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 16 || April 20 || Phillies || 4–6 || Nola (2–0) || Syndergaard (1–1) || Neris (1) || Citi Field (24,656) || 8–8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 17 || April 21 || Nationals || 3–4 (11) || Romero (1–0) || Smoker (0–1) || Kelley (3) || Citi Field (34,773) || 8–9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 18 || April 22 || Nationals || 1–3 || Gonzalez (2–0) || DeGrom (0–1) || Glover (1) || Citi Field (42,145) || 8–10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 19 || April 23 || Nationals || 3–6 || Scherzer (3–1) || Wheeler (1–2) || Glover (2) || Citi Field (27,044) || 8–11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cccccc" | || April 25 || Braves || colspan=4| Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 25 as part of a doubleheader || Citi Field || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 20 || April 26 || Braves || 2–8 || Teherán (2–1) || Gsellman (0–2) || — || Citi Field (22,819) || 8–12 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 21 || April 27 || Braves || 5–7 || Dickey (2–2) || Harvey (2–1) || — || Citi Field (23,243) || 8–13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 22 || April 28 || @ Nationals || 7–5 || DeGrom (1–1) || Scherzer (3–2) || Edgin (1) || Nationals Park (34,562) || 9–13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 23 || April 29 || @ Nationals || 5–3 || Robles (4–0) || Strasburg (2–1) || Familia (1) || Nationals Park (36,501) || 10–13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 24 || April 30 || @ Nationals || 5–23 || Albers (1–0) || Syndergaard (1–2) || – || Nationals Park (36,806) || 10–14

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 25 || May 1 || @ Braves || 7–5 || Gsellman (1–2) || Teherán (2–1)|| Familia (2) || SunTrust Park (21,668) || 11–14 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 26 || May 2 || @ Braves || 7–9 || Dickey (3–2) || Harvey (2–2) || Johnson (5) || SunTrust Park (21,359) || 11–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 27 || May 3 || @ Braves || 16–5 || deGrom (2–1) || Colón (1–3) || — || SunTrust Park (22,656) || 12–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cccccc" | || May 4 || @ Braves || colspan=4| Postponed (rain); Rescheduled for June 10 as part of a doubleheader|| SunTrust Park || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 28 || May 5 || Marlins || 8–7 || Blevins (2–0) || Ziegler (1–2) || Familia (3) || Citi Field (25,618) || 13–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 29 || May 6 || Marlins || 11–3 || Gsellman (2–2) || Despaigne (0–1) || — || Citi Field (33,339) || 14–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 30 || May 7 || Marlins || 0–7 || Ureña (1–0) || Wilk (0–1) || — || Citi Field (39,197) || 14–16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 31 || May 8 || Giants || 4–3 || Familia (1–0) || Osich (0–1) || — || Citi Field (28,453) || 15–16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 32 || May 9 || Giants || 6–1 || Wheeler (2–2) || Samardzija (0–5) || — || Citi Field (29,030) || 16–16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 33 || May 10 || Giants || 5–6 || Morris (1–0) || Familia (1–1) || Law (2) || Citi Field (31,066) || 16–17 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 34 || May 12 || @ Brewers || 4–7 || Garza (2–0) || Harvey (2–3) || Hughes (1) || Miller Park (28,306) || 16–18 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 35 || May 13 || @ Brewers || 4–11 || Davies (4–2) || Gsellman (2–3) || — || Miller Park (33,849) || 16–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 36 || May 14 || @ Brewers || 9–11 || Feliz (1–4) || Reed (0–2) || Knebel (1) || Miller Park (30,623) || 16–20 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 37 || May 15 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–7 || de la Rosa (2–0) || Robles (4–1) || — || Chase Field (15,988) || 16–21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 38 || May 16 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–5 || Greinke (5–2) || Milone (1–1) || Rodney (10) || Chase Field (17,471) || 16–22 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 39 || May 17 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–5 (11) || Wilhelmsen (1–1) || Montero (0–3) || — || Chase Field (19,842) || 16–23 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 40 || May 19 || Angels || 3–0 || deGrom (3–1) || Nolasco (2–3) || Reed (5) || Citi Field (36,542) || 17–23 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 41 || May 20 || Angels || 7–5 || Wheeler (3–2) || Meyer (2–2) || Reed (6) || Citi Field (37,264) || 18–23 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 42 || May 21 || Angels || 5–12 || Chavez (4–5) || Milone (1–2) || — || Citi Field (39,501) || 18–24 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 43 || May 23 || Padres || 9–3 || Harvey (3–3) || Chacín (4–4) || — || Citi Field (24,337) || 19–24 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 44 || May 24 || Padres || 5–6 || Buchter (3–2) || Smoker (0–2) || Hand (1)|| Citi Field (23,933) || 19–25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 45 || May 25 || Padres || 3–4 || Lamet (1–0) || Montero (0–4) || Hand (2)|| Citi Field (24,131) || 19–26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 46 || May 26 || @ Pirates || 8–1 || deGrom (4–1) || Kuhl (1–5) || — || PNC Park (29,408) || 20–26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 47 || May 27 || @ Pirates || 4–5 (10) || Watson (3–1) || Pill (0–1) || — || PNC Park (31,658) || 20–27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 48 || May 28 || @ Pirates || 7–2 || Harvey (4–3) || Glasnow (2–4) || — || PNC Park (21,828) || 21–27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 49 || May 29 || Brewers || 4–2 || Gsellman (4–3) || Garza (2–2) || Reed (7) || Citi Field (34,830) || 22–27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" | 50 || May 30 || Brewers || 5–4 (12) || Smoker (1–2) || Peralta (5–4) || — || Citi Field (24,457) || 23–27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 51 || May 31 || Brewers || 1–7 || Guerra (1–0) || deGrom (4–2) || — || Citi Field (26,517) || 23–28

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 52 || June 1 || Brewers || 1–2 || Anderson (4–1) || Wheeler (3–3) || Knebel (4) || Citi Field (35,123) || 23–29 |- style=background:#fbb | 53 || June 2 || Pirates || 7–12 || Cole (3–5) || Sewald (0–1) || — || Citi Field (33,047) || 23–30 |- style=background:#cfc | 54 || June 3 || Pirates || 4–2 || Gsellman (4–3) || Glasnow (2–5) || Reed (8) || Citi Field (34,035) || 24–30 |- style=background:#fbb | 55 || June 4 || Pirates || 1–11 || Williams (3–3) || Pill (0–2) || — || Citi Field (35,323) || 24–31 |- style=background:#fbb | 56 || June 6 || @ Rangers || 8–10 || Bibens-Dirkx (1–0) || deGrom (4–3) || — || Globe Life Park in Arlington (32,617) || 24–32 |- style=background:#cfc | 57 || June 7 || @ Rangers || 4–3 || Blevins (3–0) || Bush (2–1) || Reed (9) || Globe Life Park in Arlington (32,477) || 25–32 |- style=background:#fbb | 58 || June 9 || @ Braves || 2–3 || Johnson (4–1) || Salas (0–2) || — || SunTrust Park (36,791) || 25–33 |- style=background:#cfc | 59 || June 10 (1) || @ Braves || 6–1 || Gsellman (5–3) || Newcomb (0–1) || Reed (10) || SunTrust Park (27,684) || 26–33 |- style=background:#cfc | 60 || June 10 (2) || @ Braves || 8–1 || Matz (1–0) || Wisler (0–1) || — || SunTrust Park (40,174) || 27–33 |- style=background:#cfc | 61 || June 11 || @ Braves || 2–1 || Lugo (1–0) || García (2–5) || Reed (11) || SunTrust Park (30,638) || 28–33 |- style=background:#cfc | 62 || June 12 || Cubs || 6–1 || deGrom (5–3) || Lackey (4–7) ||—||Citi Field (33,268) || 29–33 |- style=background:#fbb | 63 || June 13 || Cubs || 3–14 || Lester (4–4) || Wheeler (3–4) ||—|| Citi Field (32,651) || 29–34 |- style=background:#cfc | 64 || June 14 || Cubs || 9–4 || Blevins (4–0) || Edwards Jr. (2–1) ||—|| Citi Field (34,566) || 30–34 |- style=background:#fbb