2022 New York Mets season
The 2022 New York Mets season was the franchise's 61st season, their 14th at Citi Field, and their second under majority owner Steve Cohen.
On December 2, 2021, Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred announced a lockout of players, following the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association. On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, thus ending the lockout. Opening Day was played on April 7. MLB previously announced that several series would be cancelled due to the lockout. Despite this, the agreement provides for a 162-game season, with originally canceled games to be made up via doubleheaders.
On April 15, the Mets unveiled a long-awaited statue of legendary pitcher Tom Seaver by the main entrance to Citi Field. The statue featuring Seaver's iconic drop-and-drive delivery stands to the right of the Home Run Apple. It measures 10 feet high, 13½ feet long, and is made of 2,000 pounds of bronze and 1,200 pounds of stainless steel, which stands on a granite mound. "The Franchise" statue was sculpted by William Behrends and came in nine separate pieces, weighing 33,600 pounds
On July 9, the Mets retired Keith Hernandez's No. 17, which is immortalized on the left field overhang at Citi Field. He became the 7th Mets player to be honored.
On August 27, the Mets retired the No. 24 jersey once worn by Hall of Fame outfielder, Willie Mays, as part of their Old Timers' Day ceremonies. Mays finished his historic career with the Mets and became the 8th player in franchise history to have his number retired.
On September 19, the Mets clinched their first playoff appearance since 2016. It was their 10th playoff berth in franchise history.
After leading the National League East for most of the season, the Mets endured an underwhelming September. A resurgent Atlanta Braves team, which also swept them in the final weekend of the regular season, won the NL East, leaving the Mets to settle for the first Wild Card spot.
On October 4, the Mets earned their 100th win of the season, the team's fourth 100-win season in franchise history and their first since 1988. They ended the season 101–61, the second-most wins in a season in franchise history behind only the championship team of 1986.
The Mets were defeated by the San Diego Padres in three games in the [2022 National League (baseball)|National League Wild Card Series|NL Wild Card Series], becoming the first team in MLB history to produce only one hit in a winner-take-all playoff game. In addition to being the 18th occasion of a 100-win team not winning a postseason series, they became the first 100+ win team to fail to reach the Division Series since it was put into effect in 1995.
Offseason
Lockout
The expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Association occurred on December 1, 2021, with no new agreement in place. As a result, the team owners voted unanimously to lockout the players stopping all free agency and trades.The parties came to an agreement on a new CBA on March 10, 2022.
Rule changes
Under the new CBA, several new rules were instituted for the 2022 season. The National League will adopt the designated hitter full-time, a draft lottery will be implemented, the postseason will expand from ten teams to twelve, and advertising patches will appear on player uniforms and helmets for the first time.Transactions
2021
- November 24 – signed center field prospect Nick Plummer to a 1-year, $570,500 contract.
- November 27 – signed outfielder Starling Marte to a 4-year, $78 million contract. The Mets also signed outfielder Mark Canha to a 2-year, $26.5 million contract and infielder Eduardo Escobar to a 2-year, $20 million contract.
- December 1 – signed three-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Max Scherzer to a 3-year, $130 million contract.
2022
- March 12 – acquired right-handed starting pitcher Chris Bassitt from the Oakland Athletics for pitching prospects Adam Oller and J. T. Ginn.
- March 13 – signed right-handed relief pitcher Adam Ottavino to a 1-year, $4 million contract with $1 million in performance incentives.
- April 3 – acquired left-handed relief pitcher Joely Rodríguez from the New York Yankees in exchange for right-handed reliever Miguel Castro.
Regular season
Transactions
2022
- July 22 – acquired designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for right-handed relief pitcher Colin Holderman.
- July 28 – acquired outfielder Tyler Naquin and left-handed reliever Phillip Diehl from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for minor leaguers José Acuña and Hector Rodríguez.
- August 2 – acquired outfielder Darin Ruf from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for infielder J.D. Davis and three minor league pitching prospects: Thomas Szapucki, Nick Zwack, and Carson Seymour.
- August 2 – acquired right-handed relief pitcher Mychal Givens from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for minor league pitching prospect Saul Gonzalez.
Postseason
Postseason rosters
- Pitchers: 0 Adam Ottavino 21 Max Scherzer 23 David Peterson 30 Joely Rodríguez 38 Tylor Megill 39 Edwin Díaz 40 Chris Bassitt 48 Jacob deGrom 60 Mychal Givens 62 Drew Smith 65 Trevor May 67 Seth Lugo 99 Taijuan Walker
- Catchers: 3 Tomás Nido 33 James McCann 50 Francisco Álvarez
- Infielders: 1 Jeff McNeil 10 Eduardo Escobar 12 Francisco Lindor 13 Luis Guillorme 20 Pete Alonso
- Outfielders: 4 Terrance Gore 6 Starling Marte 9 Brandon Nimmo 19 Mark Canha
- Designated hitters: 28 Darin Ruf 32 Daniel Vogelbach
Season notes
April
On April 29, during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies, the Mets pitchers threw a combined no-hitter, the first in the team's history. With 159 pitches, starting pitcher Tylor Megill, along with relief pitchers Drew Smith, Joely Rodríguez, Seth Lugo and closer Edwin Díaz held batters to a total of 6 walks and 13 strikeouts. This milestone is the second no-hitter in franchise history and the 17th combined no-hitter in MLB history. This was the second no-hitter as a manager for Buck Showalter, previously as the manager of the New York Yankees when Jim Abbott pitched a no-hitter during the 1993 season.May
The Mets made franchise history with their biggest ninth-inning comeback in 25 years in a win over the Philadelphia Phillies on May 5. Down 7–1 entering the ninth inning, the Mets rallied with seven runs in the top of the inning to defeat the Phillies 8–7.Statistics
Batting
'Team leaders are in bold.
- Indicates league leader.
| Player | |||||||||||||||
| 160 | 597 | 95 | 162 | 27 | 0 | 40 | 131* | 5 | 67 | 128 | .271 | .352 | .518 | 309 | |
| 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .167 | .286 | .500 | 6 | |
| 11 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .184 | .244 | .342 | 13 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |
| 140 | 462 | 71 | 123 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 61 | 3 | 48 | 97 | .266 | .367 | .403 | 186 | |
| 12 | 41 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .195 | .233 | .268 | 11 | |
| 66 | 181 | 26 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 66 | .238 | .324 | .359 | 65 | |
| 136 | 495 | 58 | 119 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 69 | 0 | 40 | 129 | .240 | .295 | .430 | 213 | |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .143 | 1 | |
| 102 | 297 | 33 | 81 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 34 | 46 | .273 | .351 | .340 | 101 | |
| 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | 1 | |
| 43 | 54 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | .167 | .286 | .167 | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2.000 | 4 | |
| 161 | 630 | 98 | 170 | 25 | 5 | 26 | 107 | 16 | 59 | 133 | .270 | .339 | .449 | 283 | |
| 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |
| 118 | 466 | 76 | 136 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 63 | 18 | 26 | 97 | .292 | .347 | .468 | 218 | |
| 24 | 68 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .191 | .214 | .294 | 20 | |
| 61 | 174 | 19 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 46 | .195 | .257 | .282 | 49 | |
| 148 | 533 | 73 | 174 | 39 | 1 | 9 | 62 | 4 | 40 | 61 | .326* | .382 | .454 | 242 | |
| Tyler Naquin | 49 | 123 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 40 | .203 | .246 | .390 | 48 |
| 98 | 284 | 31 | 68 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 76 | .239 | .276 | .324 | 92 | |
| 151 | 580 | 102 | 159 | 30 | 7''' | 16 | 64 | 3 | 71 | 116 | .274 | .367 | .433 | 251 | |
| Michael Pérez | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .143 | .250 | .143 | 2 |
| 14 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .138 | .194 | .379 | 11 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .--- | .--- | .--- | 0 | |
| 28 | 66 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 20 | .152 | .216 | .197 | 13 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .--- | .--- | .--- | 0 | |
| 58 | 134 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 37 | .194 | .276 | .284 | 38 | |
| 16 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .167 | .268 | .278 | 10 | |
| 55 | 149 | 18 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 33 | 47 | .255 | .393 | .436 | 65 | |
| TEAM TOTALS | 162 | 5489 | 772 | 1422 | 272 | 27 | 171 | 735 | 62 | 510 | 1217 | .259 | .332 | .412 | 2261 |
Source
Pitching
'Team leader are in bold.
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; WHIP = Walks plus hits per inning pitched; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 11.57 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 15 | 9''' | 3.42 | 1.15 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 181.2 | 159 | 71 | 69 | 49 | 167 | |
| 0 | 0 | 15.75 | 2.75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| 15 | 7 | 3.97 | 1.33 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 152.0 | 161 | 71 | 67 | 41 | 152 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3.08 | 0.75 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 64.1 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 102 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1.31 | 0.84 | 61 | 0 | 32 | 62.0 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 118 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 4.79 | 1.42 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 20.2 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 20 | |
| 4 | 0 | 2.04 | 1.02 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | |
| 0 | 1 | 2.42 | 1.21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 | |
| 1 | 0 | 5.73 | 1.73 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | |
| 3 | 2 | 3.60 | 1.17 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 65.0 | 58 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 69 | |
| 2 | 0 | 5.04 | 1.44 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 30 | |
| 1 | 0 | 6.08 | 1.52 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 23.2 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 17 | |
| 4 | 2 | 5.13 | 1.25 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 47.1 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 51 | |
| 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 2.70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2.45 | 1.23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 21 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2.06 | 0.98 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 65.2 | 48 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 79 | |
| 7 | 5 | 3.83 | 1.33 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 105.2 | 93 | 50 | 45 | 48 | 126 | |
| 1 | 0 | 11.37 | 1.58 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1.40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 2 | 4 | 4.47 | 1.35 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 | 42 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 57 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 5 | 2.29 | 0.91 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 145.1 | 108 | 39 | 37 | 24 | 173 | |
| 1 | 1 | 6.49 | 1.41 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 26.1 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 29 | |
| 3 | 3 | 3.33 | 1.15 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 53 | |
| 0 | 1 | 60.75 | 7.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | |
| 12 | 5 | 3.49 | 1.20 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 157.1 | 143 | 63 | 61 | 45 | 132 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3.21 | 1.23 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 89.2 | 87 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 84 | |
| 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| TEAM TOTALS | 101 | 61 | 3.57 | 1.18 | 162 | 162 | 41 | 1438.2 | 1274 | 606 | 570 | 428 | 1565 |
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