The 2020 New York Mets season was the franchise's 59th season and the team's 12th season at Citi Field. The team hired Carlos Beltrán to be their manager in November 2019, however in the wake of the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal, on January 16, 2020, Beltrán and the Mets agreed to part ways. On January 24, 2020, Luis Rojas (baseball), Luis Rojas was hired as the Mets manager. The season is also the last season to have Fred Wilpon as the team's majority owner before being sold to billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen, Steve Cohen. On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled. Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC restricting large public events. On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day. On September 23, the team suffered its 31st loss, sealing their third losing season in four years. On September 26, the Mets were eliminated from playoff contention in a 4–3 loss to the Washington Nationals, continuing a four-year-long playoff drought. The Mets finished the regular season 26–34, giving them a last place finish as a result of a 4–6 record against the Washington Nationals, who also went 26–34. This was the first season since 2003 New York Mets season, 2003 where the Mets finished last place in the NL East. The Mets led MLB in Batting average (baseball), batting average (.272) and OPS+ (122), however they also grounded into the most double plays (53, tied with the Milwaukee Brewers) and had the most runners left on base (445).

Offseason

Transactions

2019

* December 12 – Rick Porcello signs with the Mets for $10 million for one-year. * December 13 – Michael Wacha signs with the Mets after reaching a one-year, $3 million deal which includes $8 million in performance bonuses. * December 24 – Dellin Betances signs with the Mets for a one-year, $10.5 million deal.

Season standings

National League East

National League Division Leaders

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

On April 28–30, the Mets were supposed to play against the Miami Marlins in the MLB Puerto Rico Series, Puerto Rico Series in San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan. But due to the pandemic, MLB canceled the Series. , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , , July 24 , , 2020 Atlanta Braves season, Braves , , 1–0 , , Seth Lugo, Lugo (1–0) , , Chris Martin (baseball), Martin (0–1) , , Edwin Díaz, Díaz (1) , , Citi Field , , 1–0 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2 , , July 25 , , 2020 Atlanta Braves season, Braves , , 3–5 , , Luke Jackson (baseball), Jackson (1–0) , , Hunter Strickland, Strickland (0–1) , , — , , Citi Field , , 1–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 3 , , July 26 , , 2020 Atlanta Braves season, Braves , , 1–14 , , Jhoulys Chacín, Chacín (1–0) , , Rick Porcello, Porcello (0–1) , , — , , Citi Field , , 1–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , July 27 , , @ 2020 Boston Red Sox season, Red Sox , , 7–4 , , Michael Wacha, Wacha (1–0) , , Josh Osich, Osich (0–1) , , Seth Lugo, Lugo (1) , , Fenway Park , , 2–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , , July 28 , , @ 2020 Boston Red Sox season, Red Sox , , 8–3 , , David Peterson (baseball), Peterson (1–0) , , Matt Hall (baseball), Hall (0–1) , , — , , Fenway Park , , 3–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 6 , , July 29 , , 2020 Boston Red Sox season, Red Sox , , 5–6 , , Heath Hembree, Hembree (1–0) , , Justin Wilson (baseball), Wilson (0–1) , , Brandon Workman, Workman (1) , , Citi Field , , 3–3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 7 , , July 30 , , 2020 Boston Red Sox season, Red Sox , , 2–4 , , Martín Pérez (baseball), Pérez (1–1) , , Steven Matz, Matz (0–1) , , Brandon Workman, Workman (2) , , Citi Field , , 3–4 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 8 , , July 31 , , @ 2020 Atlanta Braves season, Braves , , 10–11 , , Grant Dayton, Dayton (1–0) , , Seth Lugo, Lugo (1–1) , , Chris Martin (baseball), Martin (1) , , Truist Park , , 3–5 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 9 , , August 1 , , @ 2020 Atlanta Braves season, Braves , , 1–7 , , Josh Tomlin, Tomlin (1–0) , , Michael Wacha, Wacha (1–1) , , — , , Truist Park , , 3–6 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 10 , , August 2 , , @ 2020 Atlanta Braves season, Braves , , 0–4 , , Tyler Matzek, Matzek (1–0) , , David Peterson (baseball), Peterson (1–1) , , — , , Truist Park , , 3–7 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , , August 3 , , @ 2020 Atlanta Braves season, Braves , , 7–2 , , Jacob deGrom, deGrom (1–0) , , Mike Soroka, Soroka (0–1) , , — , , Truist Park , , 4–7 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 12 , , August 4 , , @ 2020 Washington Nationals season, Nationals , , 3–5 , , Patrick Corbin, Corbin (1–0) , , Steven Matz, Matz (0–2) , , Daniel Hudson, Hudson (2) , , Nationals Park , , 4–8 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 13 , , August 5 , , @ 2020 Washington Nationals season, Nationals , , 3–1 , , Rick Porcello, Porcello (1–1) , , Erick Fedde, Fedde (0–1) , , Seth Lugo, Lugo (2) , , Nationals Park , , 5–8 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 14 , , August 7 , , 2020 Miami Marlins season, Marlins , , 3–4 , , Stephen Tarpley, Tarpley (2–0) , , Michael Wacha, Wacha (1–2) , , Nick Vincent (baseball), Vincent (1) , , Citi Field , , 5–9 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 15 , , August 8 , , 2020 Miami Marlins season, Marlins , , 8–4 , , David Peterson (baseball), Peterson (2–1) , , Daniel Castano, Castano (0–1) , , — , , Citi Field , , 6–9 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 16 , , August 9 , , 2020 Miami Marlins season, Marlins , , 4–2 , , Jacob deGrom, deGrom (2–0) , , Pablo López (baseball), López (1–1) , , Seth Lugo, Lugo (3) , , Citi Field , , 7–9 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 17 , , August 10 , , 2020 Washington Nationals season, Nationals , , 4–16 , , Patrick Corbin, Corbin (2–0) , , Steven Matz, Matz (0–3) , , — , , Citi Field , , 7–10 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 18 , , August 11 , , 2020 Washington Nationals season, Nationals , , 1–2 , , Max Scherzer, Scherzer (1–1) , , Rick Porcello, Porcello (1–2) , , Daniel Hudson, Hudson (3) , , Citi Field , , 7–11 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 19 , , August 12 , , 2020 Washington Nationals season, Nationals , , 11–6 , , Jeurys Familia, Familia (1–0) , , Aníbal Sánchez, Sánchez (0–3) , , — , , Citi Field , , 8–11 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 20 , , August 13 , , 2020 Washington Nationals season, Nationals , , 8–2 , , David Peterson (baseball), Peterson (3–1) , , Austin Voth, Voth (0–2) , , — , , Citi Field , , 9–11 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 21 , , August 14 , , @ 2020 Philadelphia Phillies season, Phillies , , 5–6 , , Héctor Neris, Neris (1–0) , , Seth Lugo, Lugo (1–2) , , — , , Citizens Bank Park , , 9–12 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 22 , , August 15 , , @ 2020 Philadelphia Phillies season, Phillies , , 2–6 , , Aaron Nola, Nola (2–1) , , Steven Matz, Matz (0–4) , , — , , Citizens Bank Park , , 9–13 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 23 , , August 16 , , @ 2020 Philadelphia Phillies season, Phillies , , 2–6 , , Zack Wheeler, Wheeler (3–0) , , Rick Porcello, Porcello (1–3) , , — , , Citizens Bank Park , , 9–14 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 24 , , August 17 , , @ 2020 Miami Marlins season, Marlins , , 11–4 , , Chasen Shreve, Shreve (1–0) , , Jordan Yamamoto, Yamamoto (0–1) , , Franklyn Kilome, Kilome (1) , , Marlins Park , , 10–14 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 25 , , August 18 , , @ 2020 Miami Marlins season, Marlins , , 8–3 , , Justin Wilson (baseball), Wilson (1–1) , , Humberto Mejía, Mejía (0–1) , , — , , Marlins Park , , 11–14 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 26 , , August 19 , , @ 2020 Miami Marlins season, Marlins , , 5–3 , , Edwin Díaz, Díaz (1–0) , , Brandon Kintzler, Kintzler (1–2) , , — , , Marlins Park , , 12–14 , - style="background:#bbb;" , — , , August 20 , , @ 2020 Miami Marlins season, Marlins , , colspan=7 , ''Postponed (COVID-19); Makeup: Aug 25 '' , - style="background:#bbb;" , — , , August 21 , , 2020 New York Yankees season, Yankees , , colspan=7 , ''Postponed (COVID-19); Makeup: Aug 28'' , - style="background:#bbb;" , — , , August 22 , , 2020 New York Yankees season, Yankees , , colspan=7 , ''Postponed (COVID-19); Makeup: Aug 30'' , - style="background:#bbb;" , — , , August 23 , , 2020 New York Yankees season, Yankees , , colspan=7 , ''Postponed (COVID-19); Makeup: Sep 3'' , - style="background:#fbb;" , 27 , , August 25 , , 2020 Miami Marlins season, Marlins , , 0–4 , , Richard Bleier, Bleier (1–0) , , Rick Porcello, Porcello (1–4) , , — , , Citi Field , , 12–15 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 28 , , August 25 , , @ 2020 Miami Marlins season, Marlins , , 0–3 , , Josh Smith (right-handed pitcher), Smith (1–0) , , Jared Hughes, Hughes (0–1) , , Nick Vincent (baseball), Vincent (2) , , Citi Field , , 12–16 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 29 , , August 26 , , 2020 Miami Marlins season, Marlins , , 5–4 , , Brad Brach, Brach (1–0) , , Nick Vincent (baseball), Vincent (1–2) , , — , , Citi Field , , 13–16 , - style="background:#bbb;" , — , , August 27 , , 2020 Miami Marlins season, Marlins , , colspan=7 , ''Postponed (2020 American athlete strikes, strikes due to shooting of Jacob Blake); Makeup: August 31'' , - style="background:#cfc;" , 30 , , August 28 , , @ 2020 New York Yankees season, Yankees , , 6–4 , , Walker Lockett, Lockett (1–0) , , Chad Green (pitcher), Green (2–2) , , Edwin Díaz, Díaz (2) , , Yankee Stadium , , 14–16 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 31 , , August 28 , , 2020 New York Yankees season, Yankees , , 4–3 , , Jared Hughes, Hughes (1–1) , , Aroldis Chapman, Chapman (0–1) , , — , , Yankee Stadium , , 15–16 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 32 , , August 29 , , @ 2020 New York Yankees season, Yankees , , 1–2 , , Aroldis Chapman, Chapman (1–1) , , Dellin Betances, Betances (0–1) , , — , , Yankee Stadium , , 15–17 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 33 , , August 30 , , @ 2020 New York Yankees season, Yankees , , 7–8 , , Chad Green (pitcher), Green (3–2) , , Edwin Díaz, Díaz (1–1) , , — , , Yankee Stadium , , 15–18 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 34 , , August 30 , , 2020 New York Yankees season, Yankees , , 2–5 , , Jonathan Holder, Holder (1–0) , , Drew Smith (baseball), Smith (0–1) , , Luis Cessa, Cessa (1) , , Yankee Stadium , , 15–19 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 35 , , August 31 , , 2020 Miami Marlins season, Marlins , , 3–5 , , Trevor Rogers (baseball), Rogers (1–0) , , Jacob deGrom, deGrom (2–1) , , Brandon Kintzler, Kintzler (7) , , Citi Field , , 15–20 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 36 , , September 1 , , @ 2020 Baltimore Orioles season, Orioles , , 5–9 , , Tom Eshelman, Eshelman (3–0) , , Franklyn Kilome, Kilome (0–1) , , — , , Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Camden Yards , , 15–21 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 37 , , September 2 , , @ 2020 Baltimore Orioles season, Orioles , , 9–4 , , David Peterson (baseball), Peterson (4–1) , , John Means (baseball), Means (0–3) , , — , , Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Camden Yards , , 16–21 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 38 , , September 3 , , 2020 New York Yankees season, Yankees , , 9–7 , , Edwin Díaz, Díaz (2–1) , , Albert Abreu, Abreu (0–1) , , — , , Citi Field , , 17–21 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 39 , , September 4 , , 2020 Philadelphia Phillies season, Phillies , , 3–5 , , Jake Arrieta, Arrieta (3–4) , , Jared Hughes, Hughes (1–2) , , Brandon Workman, Workman (9) , , Citi Field , , 17–22 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 40 , , September 5 , , 2020 Philadelphia Phillies season, Phillies , , 5–1 , , Seth Lugo, Lugo (2–2) , , Spencer Howard, Howard (1–2) , , — , , Citi Field , , 18–22 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 41 , , September 6 , , 2020 Philadelphia Phillies season, Phillies , , 14–1 , , Jacob deGrom, deGrom (3–1) , , Aaron Nola, Nola (4–3) , , — , , Citi Field , , 19–22 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 42 , , September 7 , , 2020 Philadelphia Phillies season, Phillies , , 8–9 , , Brandon Workman, Workman (1–1) , , Miguel Castro, Castro (1–1) , , Héctor Neris, Neris (3) , , Citi Field , , 19–23 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 43 , , September 8 , , 2020 Baltimore Orioles season, Orioles , , 2–11 , , John Means (baseball), Means (1–3) , , Michael Wacha, Wacha (1–3) , , — , , Citi Field , , 19–24 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 44 , , September 9 , , 2020 Baltimore Orioles season, Orioles , , 7–6 , , Jeurys Familia, Familia (2–0) , , Hunter Harvey, Harvey (0–1) , , Edwin Díaz, Díaz (3) , , Citi Field , , 20–24 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 45 , , September 11 , , @ 2020 Toronto Blue Jays season, Blue Jays , , 18–1 , , Jacob deGrom, deGrom (4–1) , , Chase Anderson, Anderson (0–1) , , Erasmo Ramírez (right-handed pitcher), Ramírez (1) , , Sahlen Field , , 21–24 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 46 , , September 12 , , @ 2020 Toronto Blue Jays season, Blue Jays , , 2–3 , , Robbie Ray (baseball), Ray (2–4) , , Seth Lugo, Lugo (2–3) , , Rafael Dolis, Dolis (4) , , Sahlen Field , , 21–25 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 47 , , September 13 , , @ 2020 Toronto Blue Jays season, Blue Jays , , 3–7 , , Hyun-jin Ryu, Ryu (4–1) , , David Peterson (baseball), Peterson (4–2) , , — , , Sahlen Field , , 21–26 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 48 , , September 15 , , @ 2020 Philadelphia Phillies season, Phillies , , 1–4 , , Jake Arrieta, Arrieta (4–4) , , Rick Porcello, Porcello (1–5) , , Héctor Neris, Neris (4) , , Citizens Bank Park , , 21–27 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 49 , , September 16 , , @ 2020 Philadelphia Phillies season, Phillies , , 5–4 , , Miguel Castro, Castro (2–1) , , Héctor Neris, Neris (2–2) , , Edwin Díaz, Díaz (4) , , Citizens Bank Park , , 22–27 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 50 , , September 17 , , @ 2020 Philadelphia Phillies season, Phillies , , 10–6 , , Justin Wilson (baseball), Wilson (2–1) , , Brandon Workman, Workman (1–3) , , — , , Citizens Bank Park , , 23–27 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 51 , , September 18 , , 2020 Atlanta Braves season, Braves , , 2–15 , , Max Fried, Fried (7–0) , , Steven Matz, Matz (0–5) , , — , , Citi Field , , 23–28 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 52 , , September 19 , , 2020 Atlanta Braves season, Braves , , 7–2 , , David Peterson (baseball), Peterson (5–2) , , Ian Anderson (baseball), Anderson (3–1) , , — , , Citi Field , , 24–28 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 53 , , September 20 , , 2020 Atlanta Braves season, Braves , , 0–7 , , Kyle Wright (baseball), Wright (2–4) , , Rick Porcello, Porcello (1–6) , , — , , Citi Field , , 24–29 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 54 , , September 21 , , 2020 Tampa Bay Rays season, Rays , , 1–2 , , Josh Fleming (baseball), Fleming (4–0) , , Jacob deGrom, deGrom (4–2) , , Nick Anderson (baseball), Anderson (6) , , Citi Field , , 24–30 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 55 , , September 22 , , 2020 Tampa Bay Rays season, Rays , , 5–2 , , Seth Lugo, Lugo (3–3) , , Blake Snell, Snell (4–2) , , Edwin Díaz, Díaz (5) , , Citi Field , , 25–30 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 56 , , September 23 , , 2020 Tampa Bay Rays season, Rays , , 5–8 , , Tyler Glasnow, Glasnow (5–1) , , Michael Wacha, Wacha (1–4) , , — , , Citi Field , , 25–31 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 57 , , September 24 , , @ 2020 Washington Nationals season, Nationals , , 3–2 , , David Peterson (baseball), Peterson (6–2) , , Patrick Corbin, Corbin (2–7) , , Edwin Díaz, Díaz (6) , , Nationals Park , , 26–31 , - style="background:#bbb;" , – , , September 25 , , @ 2020 Washington Nationals season, Nationals , , colspan=7 , ''Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 26 as part of a doubleheader'' , - style="background:#fbb;" , 58 , , September 26 , , @ 2020 Washington Nationals season, Nationals , , 3–4 , , Max Scherzer, Scherzer (5–4) , , Miguel Castro, Castro (2–2) , , Will Harris (baseball), Harris (1) , , Nationals Park , , 26–32 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 59 , , September 26 , , @ 2020 Washington Nationals season, Nationals , , 3–5 , , Aníbal Sánchez, Sánchez (4–5) , , Rick Porcello, Porcello (1–7) , , Daniel Hudson, Hudson (10) , , Nationals Park , , 26–33 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 60 , , September 27 , , @ 2020 Washington Nationals season, Nationals , , 5–15 , , Austin Voth, Voth (2–5) , , Seth Lugo, Lugo (3–4) , , — , , Nationals Park , , 26–34 , - , - style="text-align:center;" , Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Mets team member

Roster

Farm system

References

External links

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