2006 New York Mets season
The 2006 New York Mets season was the 45th regular season for the Mets. They went 97–65 and won the National League East, a feat the team would not repeat until 2015. They were managed by Willie Randolph. They played home games at Shea Stadium. They used the marketing slogan of "The Team. The Time. The Mets." throughout the season. On September 18, the Mets clinched their first NL East title since 1988, in the process breaking the Atlanta Braves' streak of 11 straight NL East titles.
In the postseason, the Mets swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2006 [National League Division Series|NLDS], but they lost to the 83-win St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series in seven games.
Offseason
- November 18, 2005: Xavier Nady was traded to the Mets for Mike Cameron.
- November 24, 2005: Carlos Delgado was traded to the Mets with cash for Mike Jacobs, Yusmeiro Petit, and Grant Psomas.
- November 29, 2005: Billy Wagner was signed as a free agent with the Mets.
- December 5, 2005: Paul Lo Duca was traded to the Mets for Dante Brinkley and Gaby Hernandez.
- December 12, 2005: Julio Franco was signed as a free agent with the Mets.
- January 22, 2006: Kris Benson was traded by the Mets to the Baltimore Orioles for Jorge Julio and John Maine.
Regular season
Transactions
- July 31, 2006: Xavier Nady was traded by the Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Roberto Hernandez and Óliver Pérez.
- August 8, 2006: Ricky Ledée was claimed off waivers by the Mets from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- August 22, 2006: Shawn Green was traded to the Mets with cash for Evan MacLane.
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 | Paul Lo Duca | 124 | 512 | 163 | .318 | 5 | 49 |
| 1B | Carlos Delgado | 144 | 524 | 139 | .265 | 38 | 114 |
| 2B | José Valentín | 137 | 384 | 104 | .271 | 18 | 62 |
| 3B | David Wright | 154 | 582 | 181 | .311 | 26 | 116 |
| SS | José Reyes | 153 | 647 | 194 | .300 | 19 | 81 |
| LF | Cliff Floyd | 97 | 332 | 81 | .244 | 11 | 44 |
| CF | Carlos Beltrán | 140 | 510 | 140 | .275 | 41 | 116 |
| RF | Xavier Nady | 75 | 265 | 70 | .264 | 14 | 40 |
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 |
| Endy Chávez | 133 | 353 | 108 | .306 | 4 | 42 |
| Chris Woodward | 83 | 222 | 48 | .216 | 3 | 25 |
| Lastings Milledge | 56 | 166 | 40 | .241 | 4 | 22 |
| Julio Franco | 95 | 165 | 45 | .273 | 2 | 26 |
| Kazuo Matsui | 38 | 130 | 26 | .200 | 1 | 7 |
| Ramón Castro | 40 | 126 | 30 | .238 | 4 | 12 |
| Shawn Green | 34 | 113 | 29 | .257 | 4 | 15 |
| Anderson Hernández | 25 | 66 | 10 | .152 | 1 | 3 |
| Michael Tucker | 35 | 56 | 11 | .196 | 1 | 6 |
| Eli Marrero | 25 | 33 | 6 | .182 | 2 | 5 |
| Ricky Ledée | 27 | 32 | 3 | .094 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Difelice | 15 | 25 | 2 | .080 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelly Stinnett | 7 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Víctor Díaz | 6 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
| Tom Glavine | 32 | 180 | 15 | 7 | 3.82 | 131 |
| Steve Trachsel | 30 | 15 | 8 | 4.97 | 79 | |
| Pedro Martínez | 23 | 9 | 8 | 4.48 | 137 | |
| Orlando Hernández | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4.09 | 112 | |
| Óliver Pérez | 22 | 3 | 13 | 6.55 | 102 | |
| John Maine | 16 | 90 | 6 | 5 | 3.60 | 71 |
| Alay Soler | 8 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 6.00 | 23 |
| Víctor Zambrano | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | 15 | |
| Mike Pelfrey | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5.48 | 13 | |
| José Lima | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9.87 | 12 | |
| Geremi González | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 8 |
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 |
| Brian Bannister | 8 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 4.26 | 19 |
| Dave Williams | 6 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 5.59 | 16 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Billy Wagner | 70 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 2.24 | 94 |
| Aaron Heilman | 74 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3.62 | 73 |
| Pedro Feliciano | 64 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2.09 | 54 |
| Duaner Sánchez | 49 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.60 | 44 |
| Darren Oliver | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.44 | 60 |
| Heath Bell | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.11 | 35 |
| Roberto Hernández | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 15 |
| Jorge Julio | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.06 | 33 |
| Guillermo Mota | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 19 |
| Royce Ring | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.13 | 8 |
| Henry Owens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
| Bartolomé Fortunato | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
| Philip Humber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
Awards and honors
- Carlos Delgado, Roberto Clemente Award