2020 New York Mets season

The 2020 New York Mets season was the franchise's 59th season and the team's 12th season at Citi Field. The team hired Carlos Beltrán to be their manager in November 2019, however in the wake of the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal, on January 16, 2020, Beltrán and the Mets agreed to part ways.[1] On January 24, 2020, Luis Rojas was hired as the Mets manager.[2] The season is also the last season to have Fred Wilpon as the team's majority owner before being sold to billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen.

2020 New York Mets
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record26–34 (.433)
Divisional place5th
Other information
Owner(s)Fred Wilpon
General manager(s)Brodie Van Wagenen
Manager(s)Carlos Beltran (until January 16th), Luis Rojas (from January 24th onward)
Local televisionSportsNet New York (Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, Keith Hernandez)
Local radioWCBS 880 AM (English)
New York Mets Radio Network
(Howie Rose, Wayne Randazzo)
Que Buena 92.7 (Spanish)
(Juan Alicea, Max Perez Jiminez)
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On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled.[3] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC restricting large public events.[4] On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day.[5] On September 23, the team suffered its 31st loss, assuring them of finishing the season with a losing record, their third losing season in four years. On September 26, the Mets were eliminated from playoff contention in a 4–3 loss to the Washington Nationals, continuing a 4 year long playoff drought. The Mets finished the regular season 26–34, giving them a last place finish as a result of a 4–6 record against the Washington Nationals, who also went 26–34.

The Mets led MLB in batting average (.272) and OPS+ (122), however they also grounded into the most double plays (53, tied with the Milwaukee Brewers) and had the most runners left on base (445).[6]

Offseason

2019
  • December 12 – Rick Porcello signs with the Mets for $10 million for one-year.[7]
  • December 13 – Michael Wacha signs with the Mets after reaching a one-year, $3 million deal which includes $8 million in performance bonuses.[8]
  • December 24 – Dellin Betances signs with the Mets for a one-year, $10.5 million deal.[9]

Season standings

National League East
NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 3525 0.583 — 19–11 16–14
Miami Marlins 3129 0.517 4 11–15 20–14
Philadelphia Phillies 2832 0.467 7 19–13 9–19
Washington Nationals 2634 0.433 9 15–18 11–16
New York Mets 2634 0.433 9 12–17 14–17

National League Division Leaders
Division Leaders W L Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers 4317 0.717
Atlanta Braves 3525 0.583
Chicago Cubs 3426 0.567


Division 2nd Place W L Pct.
San Diego Padres 3723 0.617
St. Louis Cardinals 3028 0.517
Miami Marlins 3129 0.517


Wild Card teams
(Top two qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Cincinnati Reds 3129 0.517 +2
Milwaukee Brewers 2931 0.483 —
San Francisco Giants 2931 0.483 —
Philadelphia Phillies 2832 0.467 1
Washington Nationals 2634 0.433 3
New York Mets 2634 0.433 3
Colorado Rockies 2634 0.433 3
Arizona Diamondbacks 2535 0.417 4
Pittsburgh Pirates 1941 0.317 10

Record vs. opponents
2020 National League Records

Source: NL Standings Head-to-head

Team ATL MIA NYM PHI WSH AL
Atlanta —6–47–35–56–411–9
Miami 4–6—4–67–36–410–10
New York 3–76–4—4–64–69–11
Philadelphia 5–53–76–4—7–37–13
Washington 4–64–66–43–7—9–11

Game log

Regular season

On April 28–30, the Mets were supposed to play against the Miami Marlins in the Puerto Rico Series in San Juan. But due to the pandemic, MLB cancelled the Series.

2020 game log: 26–34 (Home: 13–17; Away: 13–17)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Mets team member

Roster
2020 New York Mets
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Syracuse Mets International League Chad Kreuter
AA Binghamton Rumble Ponies Eastern League Lorenzo Bundy
A-Advanced St. Lucie Mets Florida State League Rich Donnelly
A Columbia Fireflies South Atlantic League Reid Brignac
A-Short Season Brooklyn Cyclones New York–Penn League Ed Blankmeyer
Rookie Kingsport Mets Appalachian League Chris Newell
Rookie GCL Mets Gulf Coast League David Davalillo
Rookie DSL Mets 1 Dominican Summer League Manny Martinez
Rookie DSL Mets 2 Dominican Summer League Yucary De La Cruz

References
  1. Gaydos, Ryan (January 16, 2020). "Carlos Beltran out as New York Mets manager in wake of MLB sign-stealing probe: report". Fox News. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  2. "New Mets manager Rojas ready to 'work tirelessly'". ESPN.com. January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  3. Mark Feinsand (March 12, 2020). "Opening Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  4. "Opening of regular season to be pushed back". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  5. Feinsand, Mark (June 24, 2020). "Play Ball: MLB announces 2020 regular season". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  6. "2020 MLB Team Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  7. Verducci, Tom (December 12, 2019). "Mets' One-Year Bet on Rick Porcello Is a Wise One". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  8. "Ex-All-Star Wacha, Mets complete bonus-laden $3 million deal". USA TODAY. December 13, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  9. "Betances signs 1-year deal with Mets". December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  10. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29705536/positive-tests-mets-leads-postponements-vs-marlins-yankees
  11. https://www.mlb.com/mets/news/mets-marlins-to-play-doubleheader-tuesday
  12. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29705536/positive-tests-mets-leads-postponements-vs-marlins-yankees
  13. https://nypost.com/2020/08/21/subway-series-in-shambles-amid-more-mets-coronavirus-tests/
  14. https://nypost.com/2020/08/21/subway-series-in-shambles-amid-more-mets-coronavirus-tests/
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