2023 New York Mets season

Offseason

Rule changes

• institution of a pitch clock between pitches;
• limits on pickoff attempts per plate appearance;
• limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield; and
• larger bases ;

Transactions

2022

• November 9 – re-signed relief pitcher/closer Edwin Díaz to a 5-year, $102 million contract, which includes an opt-out after the 2025 season, a $20 million team option for 2028 and a full no-trade clause.
• November 18 – acquired right-handed pitchers Jeff Brigham and Elieser Hernández from the Miami Marlins in exchange for minor league pitcher Franklin Sanchez and outfielder Jake Mangum.
• December 5 – signed three-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Justin Verlander to a 2-year, $86.7 million contract, which includes a $35 million vesting option for 2025. The Mets also acquired left-handed pitcher Brooks Raley from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for minor league pitcher Keyshawn Askew.
• December 9 – signed right-handed relief pitcher David Robertson to a 1-year, $10 million contract. The Mets also signed left-handed starting pitcher José Quintana to a 2-year, $26 million contract.
• December 10 – re-signed outfielder Brandon Nimmo to an 8-year, $162 million contract. The Mets also signed right-handed pitcher Kodai Senga from the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to a 5-year, $75 million contract.
• December 15 – signed catcher Omar Narváez to a 1-year, $8 million contract with a player option for 2024 worth $7 million.
• December 20 – re-signed right-handed relief pitcher Adam Ottavino to a 2-year, $14.5 million contract including an opt-out after the 2023 season.
• December 22 – signed infielder Danny Mendick to a one-year, $1 million contract.

2023

• January 14 – re-signed first baseman Pete Alonso to a 1-year, $14.5 million contract for the 2023 season avoiding arbitration.
• January 18 – re-signed catcher Tomás Nido to a 2-year, $3.7 million contract, which covers his remaining arbitration years. He will earn $1.6 million in 2023 and $2.1 million in 2024. The Mets also signed outfielder Tommy Pham to a 1-year, $6 million contract.
• January 27 – re-signed utility player Jeff McNeil to a 4-year, $50 million contract which includes a club option for 2027 that could increase the total value to $63.7 million.

Regular season

Transactions

2023

• May 4 – signed right-handed relief pitcher Dominic Leone to a one-year contract. The deal is worth $1.5 million prorated for the time he missed.
• June 23 – traded infielder Eduardo Escobar and cash considerations to the Los Angeles Angels for pitching prospects Coleman Crow and Landon Marceaux. The Mets were reportedly paying Escobar's salary down to the $720,000 league minimum.
• July 3 – acquired right-handed relief pitchers Trevor Gott and Chris Flexen from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for left-handed pitcher Zach Muckenhirn.
• July 27 – traded closer David Robertson to the Miami Marlins for two Florida Complex League prospects, infielder Marco Vargas and catcher Ronald Hernandez.
• July 29 – traded right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer to the Texas Rangers in exchange for infield prospect Luisangel Acuña.
• July 31 – traded outfielder Mark Canha to the Milwaukee Brewers for right-handed pitching prospect Justin Jarvis.
• August 1 – traded right-handed pitcher Justin Verlander back to the Houston Astros for outfield prospects Drew Gilbert and Ryan Clifford. The Mets also traded outfielder Tommy Pham to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for infield prospect Jeremy Rodriguez, along with trading relief pitcher Dominic Leone to the Los Angeles Angels for infield/outfield prospect Jeremiah Jackson. The Mets also acquired right-handed pitcher Phil Bickford and left-handed pitcher Adam Kolarek from the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash considerations.

Player statistics

Batting

Pitching