2018 New York Mets season

The 2018 New York Mets season was the franchise's 57th season and the team's 10th season at Citi Field. They attempted to return to the postseason after an injury-plagued under-performance in 2017. This was their first season with Mickey Callaway as manager, succeeding Terry Collins. It was also notable for being the final season of former Mets third baseman and team captain David Wright.

The Mets got off to a franchise record 11–1 start and ended the month of April with a 17–9 record, in first place in the National League East. However, they went 61–76 the rest of the way, and were eliminated from playoff contention by mid-September. The Mets finished with a 77–85 record and 4th place in the NL East.

Spring training The Mets had a rough spring training with a record of 7–15–3 (ties). They ended the spring by winning an exhibition game 3–1 over the Las Vegas 51s.

Regular season March The Mets began the regular season on March 29, 2018, with their home opener with a 9–4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field in Queens, New York. They ended up winning the first two games of the season.

April On April 1, the Mets started the month losing 1–5 to the St. Louis Cardinals, finishing the series two out of three. After, they went on a 9–game win streak, which put them in first place in the NL East. They finished the month going 15–9 and having a strong win (14–2) over the San Diego Padres.

May On May 1, the Mets started the month losing 3-2 to the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field. They went on a 6–game losing streak, but broke out of it seven days later by beating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6. The one highlight of the month was a three–game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks. However, the remaining weeks didn't fare well.

June

The Mets started the month continuing their losing streak when the Chicago Cubs swept them in four games. They snapped their 8–game losing streak by beating their crosstown rival New York Yankees 2–0 in the last game of the three-game Subway Series, handing the Bronx Bombers their first shutout loss of the season. The Mets finished the month 5–21, second to last place in the NL East behind their division rivals, the Miami Marlins, losing the first two games of the series to them.

July

The Mets started the month winning the last game of the series with the Miami Marlins by a score of 5–2. The team set a franchise record on July 31 for their worst loss ever, suffering a 25–4 defeat against the Washington Nationals.Mets pounded 25-4 for worst loss in franchise history Retrieved August 2, 2018

August

The Mets started the month continuing their loss from last month in a two game set to the Washington Nationals. The team also lost two in a row to the Atlanta Braves, however, they snapped their three game losing streak with a 3–0 shutout win in the next game against their rivals. A day after trouncing the Baltimore Orioles 16–5, on August 16, the Mets went on another tear and set a franchise record by scoring 24 runs in a win over the division rival Philadelphia Phillies; the final score was 24–4. They went on to win 3 out of 5 games. The highlight of the series, the Mets beat the Phillies 8–2 in the second annual Little League Classic at Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The month ended with the Mets losing against the San Francisco Giants 7–0, finishing August with equal wins and losses at 15–15.

September The Mets started the month with taking two out of three games against the San Francisco Giants. After that, they took two of three games from the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies, thus spoiling their playoff hopes. They also clinched their 7th straight season with a winning record against the Phillies, one short of a major league record, in that series. The Mets then played a rainy four-game series against the last-place Miami Marlins managing to win three out of four; the one loss by the NL Cy Young candidate Jacob deGrom. DeGrom pitched 7 innings and gave up two runs making his current ERA 1.71, but José Ureña outdueled him.

They would then begin a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox, winning the first game 8–0. However, they lost the next two games of the series. After losing another two of three games against the Phillies at home, the Mets traveled to Washington to start a four-game series against the Washington Nationals, taking three out of four in the series. However, they were eliminated from playoff contention for the second straight season after a 6–0 loss to the Nationals on September 22. The Mets then traveled back home to take two of three against the Atlanta Braves, and began the final series of the season against the Marlins.

After an 8–1 loss in the series opener, former Mets team captain and third baseman David Wright played the final game of his career on the following day. He batted 0-for-1 with a walk and fielded one ground ball before being removed in the fifth inning to a lengthy ovation by many Mets fans and players alike. The Mets went on to win 1–0 in the 13th inning from a walk-off double by Austin Jackson. Overall, the Mets took two out of three from the Marlins as they also won the next game 1–0, a complete game shutout by Noah Syndergaard. The Mets finished with a record of 77–85 and 4th place in the National League East, sealing their second losing season in two years.

Season standings National League East

National League division leaders

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records

National League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. NL East Atlanta Braves 3-6 3-7 6-13 Miami Marlins 6-4 6–3 12-7 New York Mets - - - Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 5-5* 11-8 Washington Nationals 5-5 6-3 11-8 20-19 20-17 40-36 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 1-3 3-4 Chicago Cubs 0-4 1-2 1-6 Cincinnati Reds 2-1 1-2 3-3 Pittsburgh Pirates 1-2 2-2 3-4 St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 1-2 3-3 7–9 6–11 12–20 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 3–0 2–2 5–2 Colorado Rockies 0-3 1–3 1–6 Los Angeles Dodgers 0-3 2–1 2–4 San Diego Padres 2–1 2–1 4–2 San Francisco Giants 2–2 2–1 4–3 7–9 11–10 18–19

American League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Boston Red Sox — 1–2 1–2 New York Yankees 1–2 2–1 3–3 Tampa Bay Rays 1–2 — 1–2 Toronto Blue Jays 1–1 1–1 2–2 Baltimore Orioles 0–2 1–1 1–3 3–7 5–5 8–12

= The 2018 MLB Little League Classic was a Phillies home game, and the Mets won 8–2.

Roster 2018 New York Mets Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLGAmed Rosario154554761422689512429.256.381Michael Conforto153543781322512882384.243.448Brandon Nimmo140433771142881747980.263.483Todd Frazier11540854871801859948.213.390Wilmer Flores126386431032501151029.267.417Asdrúbal Cabrera98375481042311858029.277.488Jay Bruce943193171181937241.223.370José Bautista832453750130937251.204.367Kevin Plawecki792383350132730028.210.370José Reyes1102283043123416522.189.320Jeff McNeil632253574116319714.329.471Devin Mesoraco662032345801030023.222.409Austin Jackson57198174991319112.247.348Adrián González54169154050626015.237.373Dominic Smith56143143211151104.224.420Yoenis Céspedes38141203760929313.262.496Tomas Nido34841014301904.167.238Luis Guillorme3567414200517.209.239Juan Lagares3059920110633.339.390José Lobatón224937210407.143.224Jack Reinheimer213045000015.167.167Phillip Evans152113000112.143.143Matt den Dekker81800000102.000.000Travis d'Arnaud41513001301.200.400Ty Kelly91111000001.091.091Kevin Kaczmarski4400000001.000.000David Wright2200000001.000.000Pitcher totals162300124260218010.140.180Team totals162546867612822653417064971566.234.389 Source:

Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSOJacob deGrom1091.7032320217.0152484146269Zach Wheeler1273.3129290182.1150696755179Noah Syndergaard1343.0325250154.1148555239155Steven Matz5113.9730300154.0134776858152Seth Lugo342.665453101.181363028103Jason Vargas795.772020092.010060593084Robert Gsellman634.286801380.07644382870Corey Oswalt335.851712064.26943422045Paul Sewald076.07460256.16239382358Jerry Blevins324.85641142.23624232241Jeurys Familia442.884001740.23613131443Jacob Rhame125.85300132.1382121828Tyler Bashlor034.22240032.02616151225Drew Smith113.54270028.0341111618Tim Peterson226.18220027.2291919525Matt Harvey027.0084027.0332121920Anthony Swarzak026.15290426.12818181431A. J. Ramos226.41280019.21714141522Hansel Robles225.03160019.22111111023Drew Gagnon215.2551012.01511758Chris Beck005.2360010.1106695Daniel Zamora103.0016009.0633316P. J. Conlon008.223207.2157725Chris Flexen0212.794106.11413963Bobby Wahl0110.137005.196647Gerson Bautista0112.465004.186653Buddy Baumann0124.003003.078854Eric Hanhold007.713002.142212Scott Copeland000.001001.110002José Reyes0054.001001.056620Team totals77854.07162162411460.213647076614841446 Source:

Game log Legend Mets win Mets loss PostponementBoldMets team member

|-style=background:#bfb |1 || March 29 || Cardinals ||9–4 || Syndergaard (1–0) || Martinez (0–1) || — || Citi Field || 44,189 || 1–0 |-style=background:#bfb |2 ||March 31 || Cardinals || 6–2 || deGrom (1–0)|| Wacha (0–1)|| Familia (1) || Citi Field || 36,098 || 2–0

|-style=background:#fbb |3||April 1|| Cardinals || 1–5 || Weaver (1–0)|| Matz (0–1) || — || Citi Field || 22,468 || 2–1 |-style=background:#bbb | — || April 2 || Phillies || colspan=7 | Postponed (inclement weather: snow). Makeup date: July 9 |-style=background:#bfb |4||April 3|| Phillies || 2–0 || Blevins (1–0) || Lively (0–1)|| Familia (2) || Citi Field || 21,397 || 3–1 |-style=background:#bfb |5||April 4|| Phillies || 4–2 || Gsellman (1–0) || Hutchinson (1–1) || Familia (3) || Citi Field || 21,328 || 4–1 |-style=background:#bfb |6||April 5||@ Nationals || 8–2 || deGrom (2–0) || Strasburg (1–1) || — || Nationals Park || 42,477 || 5–1 |-style=background:#bfb |7||April 7||@ Nationals || 3–2 || Robles (1–0) || Kintzler (0–1) || Familia (4) || Nationals Park || 28,952 || 6–1 |-style=background:#bfb |8||April 8||@ Nationals || 6–5 (12) || Lugo (1–0) || Kintzler (0–2) || Rhame (1) || Nationals Park || 21,579 || 7–1 |-style=background:#bfb |9||April 9||@ Marlins || 4–2 || Syndergaard (2–0)|| Ureña (0–2) || Familia (5) || Marlins Park || 7,003 || 8–1 |-style=background:#bfb |10||April 10||@ Marlins || 8–6 || Robles (2–0) || Ziegler (0–2) || Familia (6) || Marlins Park || 6,516 || 9–1 |-style=background:#bfb |11||April 11||@ Marlins || 4–1 || Wheeler (1–0) || O'Grady (0–1) || — || Marlins Park || 6,150 || 10–1 |-style=background:#bfb |12||April 13|| Brewers || 6–5 || Matz (1–1) || Davies (0–2) || Familia (7) || Citi Field || 34,921 || 11–1 |-style=background:#fbb |13||April 14|| Brewers || 1–5 || Anderson (1–1) || Harvey (0–1) || Hader (1)|| Citi Field || 40,965 || 11–2 |-style=background:#bfb |14||April 15|| Brewers || 3–2 || Familia (1–0)|| Albers (2–1) || — || Citi Field || 26,035 || 12–2 |-style=background:#fbb |15||April 16|| Nationals || 6–8 || Cole (1–1)|| Ramos (0–1) || Madson (2) || Citi Field || 22,829 || 12–3 |-style=background:#fbb |16||April 17|| Nationals || 2–5 || Gonzalez (2–1) || Wheeler (1–1) || Doolittle (3) || Citi Field || 22,724 || 12–4 |-style=background:#bfb |17||April 18|| Nationals || 11–5 || Ramos (1–1) || Madson (0–2) || — || Citi Field || 23,117 || 13–4 |-style=background:#fbb |18||April 19||@ Braves || 4–12 || Wisler (1–0) || Harvey (0–2) || — || SunTrust Park || 23,610 || 13–5 |-style=background:#bfb |19||April 20||@ Braves || 5–3 (12) || Gsellman (2–0) || Ravin (0–1)|| Familia || SunTrust Park || 39,016 || 14–5 |-style=background:#fbb |20||April 21||@ Braves || 3–4 || Biddle (1–0) || Familia (1–1) || — || SunTrust Park || 41,396 || 14–6 |-style=background:#bbb