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.
December 23, 1999: Mike Hampton traded by the Houston Astros with Derek Bell to the New York Mets for Kyle Kessel, Roger Cedeño, and Octavio Dotel.
January 19, 2000: Charlie Hayes signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.
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.
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.

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.
August 30, 2000: Jorge Velandia was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the New York Mets for Nelson Cruz.

Playoffs

Playoff rosters

Pitchers: 49 Armando Benítez 27 Dennis Cook 45 John Franco 32 Mike Hampton 28 Bobby Jones 22 Al Leiter 35 Rick Reed 48 Glendon Rusch 99 Turk Wendell 51 Rick White
Catchers: 31 Mike Piazza 7 Todd Pratt
Infielders: 20 Kurt Abbott 13 Edgardo Alfonzo 17 Mike Bordick 19 Lenny Harris 4 Robin Ventura 9 Todd Zeile
Outfielders: 50 Benny Agbayani 16 Derek Bell 18 Darryl Hamilton 47 Joe McEwing 44 Jay Payton 6 Timo Pérez
Pitchers: 49 Armando Benítez 27 Dennis Cook 45 John Franco 32 Mike Hampton 28 Bobby Jones 22 Al Leiter 35 Rick Reed 48 Glendon Rusch 99 Turk Wendell 51 Rick White
Catchers: 31 Mike Piazza
Infielders: 20 Kurt Abbott 13 Edgardo Alfonzo 17 Mike Bordick 15 Matt Franco 19 Lenny Harris 4 Robin Ventura 9 Todd Zeile
Outfielders: 50 Benny Agbayani 18 Darryl Hamilton 47 Joe McEwing 44 Jay Payton 6 Timo Pérez 33 Bubba Trammell
Pitchers: 49 Armando Benítez 27 Dennis Cook 45 John Franco 32 Mike Hampton 28 Bobby Jones 22 Al Leiter 35 Rick Reed 48 Glendon Rusch 99 Turk Wendell 51 Rick White
Catchers: 31 Mike Piazza 7 Todd Pratt
Infielders: 20 Kurt Abbott 13 Edgardo Alfonzo 17 Mike Bordick 15 Matt Franco 19 Lenny Harris 4 Robin Ventura 9 Todd Zeile
Outfielders: 50 Benny Agbayani 18 Darryl Hamilton 47 Joe McEwing 44 Jay Payton 6 Timo Pérez 33 Bubba Trammell

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Mike Piazza	136	482	156	.324	38	113
1B	Todd Zeile	153	544	146	.268	22	79
2B	Edgardo Alfonzo	150	544	176	.324	25	94
SS	Mike Bordick	56	192	50	.260	4	21
3B	Robin Ventura	141	469	109	.232	24	84
LF	Benny Agbayani	119	350	101	.289	15	60
CF	Jay Payton	149	488	142	.291	17	62
RF	Derek Bell	144	546	145	.266	18	69

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Melvin Mora	79	215	56	.260	6	30
Todd Pratt	80	160	44	.275	8	25
Kurt Abbott	79	157	34	.217	6	12
Joe McEwing	87	153	34	.222	2	19
Lenny Harris	76	138	42	.304	3	13
Matt Franco	101	134	32	.239	2	14
Rey Ordóñez	45	133	25	.188	0	9
Darryl Hamilton	43	105	29	.276	1	6
Rickey Henderson	31	96	21	.219	0	2
Jon Nunnally	48	74	14	.189	2	6
Bubba Trammell	36	56	13	.232	3	12
Timo Pérez	24	49	14	.286	1	3
Jason Tyner	13	41	8	.195	0	5
Mark Johnson	21	22	4	.182	1	6
Jorge Toca	8	7	3	.429	0	4
Jorge Velandia	15	7	0	.000	0	0
David Lamb	7	5	1	.200	0	0
Vance Wilson	4	4	0	.000	0	0
Mike Kinkade	2	2	0	.000	0	0
Ryan McGuire	1	2	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Mike Hampton	33	217.2	15	10	3.14	151
Al Leiter	31	208.0	16	8	3.20	200
Glendon Rusch	31	190.2	11	11	4.01	157
Rick Reed	30	184.0	11	5	4.11	121
Bobby J. Jones	27	154.2	11	6	5.06	85
Dennis Springer	2	11.1	0	1	8.74	5
Bill Pulsipher	2	6.2	0	2	12.15	7

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Grant Roberts	4	7.0	0	0	11.57	6

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Armando Benítez	76	76.0	4	4	41	2.61	106
Pat Mahomes	53	94.0	5	3	0	5.46	76
Turk Wendell	77	82.2	8	6	1	3.59	73
Dennis Cook	68	59.0	6	3	2	5.34	53
John Franco	62	55.2	5	4	4	3.40	56
Rich Rodriguez	32	37.0	0	1	0	7.78	18
Rick White	22	28.1	2	3	1	3.81	20
Bobby Jones	11	21.2	0	1	0	4.15	20
Eric Cammack	8	10.0	0	0	0	6.30	9
Jim Mann	2	2.2	0	0	0	10.13	0
Jerrod Riggan	1	2.0	0	0	0	0.00	1
Derek Bell	1	1.0	0	0	0	36.00	0

Awards and honors

Mike Hampton, Pitcher, National League Championship Series Most Valuable Player
Al Leiter, Pitcher, Roberto Clemente Award

All-Star Game

Mike Piazza, Catcher, Starter
Al Leiter, Pitcher, Reserve
Edgardo Alfonzo, Second Base, Reserve