The 2025 New York Mets season was the 64th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 17th at Citi Field, their fifth under majority owner Steve Cohen, and their second under manager Carlos Mendoza.
On July 19, the Mets retired the number 5 worn by former captain David Wright and inducted him into the Mets Hall of Fame during a pre-game ceremony before a 5–2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds at Citi Field. Wright became the 10th individual to have his number retired by the Mets, and only the second, along with Tom Seaver, to be inducted into the team's Hall of Fame on the same day.
Although the Mets opened the season with a 45–24 record through June 12, the best record in MLB at the time and the second-most wins through the first 70 games in franchise history (behind only the 1986 team that won 49 of its first 70 games and went on to win the World Series), and attaining a 96.2% odds to make the playoffs, the team collapsed down the stretch. They finished 38–55 the rest of the way and endured three separate losing streaks of seven or more games.Mets complete collapse from first place to out of playoffs in loss to Marlins; Reds secure NL's final wild-card spot, Yahoo Sports, September 28, 2025 They became only the third team in the Wild Card era to start 45–24 or better and still miss the postseason, joining the 2002 Red Sox and 2003 Seattle Mariners.Mets’ spectacular collapse complete, miss postseason after 4–0 loss to Marlins, AMNY, September 28, 2025 The team also suffered their most lopsided series defeat in franchise history, getting outscored 30–4 from June 27–29 by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Mets were the only team in the 2025 season to go winless when trailing after the eighth inning, going 0–70. In addition, the Mets went through a 60-game stretch where David Peterson was the only starter to last six innings, a dubious distinction going back to 1901. On September 17, Dom Hamel became the 46th pitcher used by the Mets in 2025, setting a new MLB record for the most pitchers used by a single team in one season, surpassing the previous record held by the 2024 Miami Marlins. The record was later tied by the 2025 Atlanta Braves on September 28. The Mets also blew 4+ run leads for three consecutive games for the first time in franchise history.
On a positive note, Juan Soto joined the 30–30 club on September 9, and also broke his career high for hitting his 42nd home run of the season on September 19, eventually hitting his 43rd of the season nearly a week later on September 24. Francisco Lindor also joined the 30–30 club on September 23, marking the second time in Mets history that two teammates achieved the feat in the same season, following Howard Johnson and Darryl Strawberry had done so in 1987. In addition, Pete Alonso hit his 253rd career home run, breaking Darryl Strawberry's Mets franchise record of 252 home runs. Nolan McLean was promoted from AAA on August 13, and is the Mets pitcher to earn a win in his first four career starts.
The Mets finished the season 83–79, marking their second consecutive winning season (their first such stretch since 2015–2016). They ended with the same record as the Reds but lost the head-to-head tiebreaker, as Cincinnati won the season series four games to two. However, despite the Reds losing 4–2 to the Milwaukee Brewers in their final game on September 28, the Mets were eliminated from playoff contention for the seventh time in nine years after a 4–0 loss to the Miami Marlins the same day.
This was the final season for Pete Alonso and Edwin Díaz who both left in free agency signing with the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers in the offseason, respectively. Other major offseason departures include the loss of Brandon Nimmo in a trade to the Texas Rangers and Jeff McNeil in a trade to the Athletics.
The New York Mets drew an average home attendance of 39,775, the 5th-highest of all MLB teams.https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance/_/year/2025
Offseason Transactions 2024 November 4 – claimed right-handed relief pitcher Kevin Herget off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers. November 4 – claimed infielder Luis De Los Santos off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. November 19 – acquired outfielder Jose Siri from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for right-handed pitcher Eric Orze. December 4 – signed right-handed starting pitcher Frankie Montas to a two-year, $34 million contract including an opt-out after the 2025 season. December 9 – signed right-handed pitcher Clay Holmes to a three-year, $38 million contract including an opt-out after the 2026 season. December 11 – signed outfielder Juan Soto to a 15-year, $765 million contract, the largest contract in professional sports history. The deal includes an opt-out after the 2029 season and no deferred money. The Mets can void it by increasing his annual salary in the final 10 seasons by $4 million from $51 to $55 million, making the total value up to $805 million. In addition, Soto will also get a $75 million signing bonus in the contract. December 19 – signed right-handed starting pitcher Griffin Canning to a one-year, $4.25 million contract. December 27 – re-signed left-handed starting pitcher Sean Manaea to a three-year, $75 million contract.
2025 January 15 – claimed right-handed relief pitcher Austin Warren off waivers from the San Francisco Giants. January 17 – re-signed outfielder Jesse Winker to a one-year, $8 million contract. The Mets also signed left-handed relief pitcher A. J. Minter to a two-year, $22 million contract including an opt-out after the 2025 season. January 29 – re-signed right-handed relief pitcher Ryne Stanek to a one-year, $4.5 million contract. February 5 – re-signed first baseman Pete Alonso to a two-year, $54 million contract including an opt-out after the 2025 season. February 12 – re-signed right-handed relief pitcher Drew Smith to a one-year, $1 million contract including a club option for 2026 worth $2 million. February 24 – acquired outfielder Alexander Canario from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for cash considerations.
Regular season March–April The Mets started off the season by losing a series against the Houston Astros. After splitting the first two games against the Miami Marlins, the Mets won six games in a row. However, on April 9, that streak ended with a 5–0 shutout loss to the Marlins. The Mets then proceeded to win a series against the Athletics in West Sacramento. However, while the Mets took the opener against the Minnesota Twins, they lost the next two games on April 15–16, losing back-to-back games for the first time all year and losing their second series of the year. Their record dropped to 11–7 as a result. The Mets followed this up with their first perfect home stand of at least seven games since 2015, to improve their record to 18–7, which was tied for their second best start in franchise history. Following this perfect homestand, however, the Mets traveled on the road to take on the Washington Nationals. The Mets were forced to settle for a split after they allowed two significant comebacks by Washington in their two losses, blowing ninth inning leads in both games.https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/mets/2025/04/27/ny-mets-tylor-megill-gem-wasted-nationals-grab-second-walk-off-win/83272988007/https://www.masnsports.com/blog/entry/nats-settle-for-series-split-after-blowout-loss-to-mets? However, on April 30 and May 1, the Mets lose a series at home to the Arizona Diamondbacks, dropping consecutive home games for the first time in the regular season since July 27–28, 2024.
May Following the Mets series loss, the Mets won their first game on the road against the St. Louis Cardinals, but got swept in a doubleheader on May 4 after the May 3 game got postponed. The Mets improved to 28–15 by May 13, following a series win against the Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh Pirates. However, beginning on May 14, the Mets hit a rough stretch. By May 20, following a loss to the Boston Red Sox, the Mets lost 3 in a row, the last MLB team to do so. The Mets were able to avoid getting swept, however, after a 5–1 win against Boston on May 21. However, the Mets suffered a brutal loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 23. After completing a comeback from down 5–2 in the 9th inning to tie the game at 5–5, the Mets went 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position in extra innings and lost to the Dodgers 7–5, in 13 innings. After this loss, the Mets had lost six of their last eight, dating back to their May 14 loss against Pittsburgh. The Mets recovered from their tough stretch to win 4 straight games, reaching a record of 34–21 on May 27, matching their then-season high of 13 games above .500. However, on May 28, in the series finale against the Chicago White Sox, the Mets lost 9–4. The Mets finished May and begun June with a sweep of the Colorado Rockies, to improve to 37–22. June The Mets split their road series against the Dodgers. In their finale on June 5, the Mets were in position to win as they had a 5–3 lead in the bottom of the 8th inning, however, the Dodgers rallied for three runs giving them a 6–5 lead, resulting the Mets to salvage a split. However, the Mets won their next six games in a row, and by June 12, had established a 5.5 game division lead on their rival Philadelphia Phillies. They also had the best record in baseball at this point at 45–24. However, starting pitcher Kodai Senga, who had a 1.47 ERA up to that point, suffered a significant hamstring strain in that game, eventually going on the injured list. In their next game, against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Mets had a 5–1 lead after the 5th inning, but blew the lead in the 6th and lost 7–5. The Mets got swept by the Rays, getting swept for the first time all season. The Mets then got swept by their rival Atlanta Braves, leading to a six-game losing streak. On June 20, the Mets lost their seventh game in a row after a 10–2 loss to the Phillies. This defeat also caused the Mets to lose their NL East title. The Mets split their next two games against Philadelphia, still resulting in a series loss. The Mets then lost their next two games at home against the Braves. In the second game on June 24, the Mets had a 3–0 lead after five innings, but squandered it and lost 7–4. That game also became the hottest Mets home game since 2001, with a first-pitch temperature of . However, the Mets earned a series split against the Braves by winning their next two games. However, in their June 26 victory, pitcher Griffin Canning tore his Achilles, ending his season. The Mets then proceeded to have their worst series in franchise history against the Pirates, getting swept and outscored 30–4, to the end the month. July After their July 1 game was postponed, the Mets lost their first game the next day against the Milwaukee Brewers 7–2, going 3–14 in their last 17 games. However, they won the night game 7–3 to split the doubleheader. The Mets won their July 3 game against Milwaukee as well, to earn their first series win in three weeks. The Mets then won the Subway Series against the New York Yankees from July 4–5 to win their second series in a row. On July 8, after trailing 6–2 to the Baltimore Orioles after seven innings, the Mets tied the game in the top of the 8th and eventually won 7–6, to improve their season record to 53–39. However, after another rainout on July 9, the Mets got swept in their doubleheader on July 10, to lose the series. The Mets proceeded to win two out of three games against the Kansas City Royals before the All-Star break, to have a 55–42 record and be a half game behind the Phillies.