The 1989

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

season was the 28th regular season for the Mets. They went 87–75 and finished 2nd in the NL East. They did not make the postseason for the first time since 1987. They were managed by

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. They played home games at

Shea Stadium Shea Stadium (), formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City.

Offseason

* December 11, 1988: José Martínez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets. * February 20, 1989:

Don Aase Donald William Aase ( ;"The Week (July 24–30)," ''Sp ...

was signed as a free agent by the Mets. * March 2, 1989: Darryl Strawberry threw a punch at

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during team picture day. The two shouted at each other and were restrained by teammates until Strawberry left the area. * March 30, 1989: Mike Maksudian was released by the Mets.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

* Gary Carter *

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* Gregg Jefferies * Howard Johnson * Kevin McReynolds * Darryl Strawberry *

Mookie Wilson William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson (born February 9, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and coach remembered as the Met who hit the ground ball that rolled through Bill Buckner's legs in the bottom of the 10th inning of ...

Notable transactions

* June 9, 1989: Lou Thornton was signed as a free agent by the Mets. * June 18, 1989:

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Roger McDowell Roger Alan McDowell (born December 21, 1960) is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1996. He played for the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dod ...

and a player to be named later were traded by the Mets to the Philadelphia Phillies for

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. The Mets completed the deal by sending Tom Edens to the Phillies on July 27. * July 31, 1989:

was traded by the Mets to the

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in exchange for

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and Mike Brady (minors). * July 31, 1989:

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, David West,

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and a player to be named later were traded by the Mets to the Minnesota Twins for

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. The Mets completed the deal by sending

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to the Twins on October 16.

Roster

Game log

Regular season

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in Anaheim , - , - , - , - , - style="text-align:center;" , Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Mets team member

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Awards and honors

* Gary Carter, Catcher,

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Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

Roster

Game log

Regular season

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Awards and honors

Farm system

References

External links