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2000 New York Mets
2000 New York Mets
National League Champions; National League Wild Card Winners
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Shea Stadium
City	New York
Record	94–68 (.580)
Divisional place	2nd
Owners	Nelson Doubleday Jr., Fred Wilpon
General managers	Steve Phillips
Managers	Bobby Valentine
Television	WPIX-TV/Fox Sports New York; (Ralph Kiner, Tom Seaver, Fran Healy, Howie Rose, Gary Thorne)
Radio	WFAN; (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Ed Coleman); WADO (Spanish); (Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa)

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The 2000 New York Mets season was the 39th regular season for the Mets. They entered the season as defending National League runner ups, losing to the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS. They went 94–68 and finished second in the National League East, but earned the NL Wild Card. They made it to the World Series where they were defeated by their crosstown rival the New York Yankees. They were managed by Bobby Valentine. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

December 10, 1999: Jesse Orosco was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for Chuck McElroy.^[1]

December 23, 1999: Mike Hampton traded by the Houston Astros with Derek Bell to the New York Mets for Kyle Kessel (minors), Roger Cedeño and Octavio Dotel.^[2]

January 19, 2000: Charlie Hayes signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.^[3]
January 20, 2000: Curtis Pride was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.^[4]
January 21, 2000: Bill Pulsipher was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the New York Mets for Luis Lopez.^[5]
March 18, 2000: Jesse Orosco was traded by the New York Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe McEwing.^[1]
March 20, 2000: Charlie Hayes was released by the New York Mets.^[3]

Regular season

The Mets played in the first game held outside of North America on Opening Day, March 29. The Mets played the Chicago Cubs in front of over 55,000 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The Cubs won the game by a score of 5-3.^[6]

Season standings

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Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	95	67	.586	—	51‍–‍30	44‍–‍37
New York Mets	94	68	.580	1	55‍–‍26	39‍–‍42
Florida Marlins	79	82	.491	15½	43‍–‍38	36‍–‍44
Montreal Expos	67	95	.414	28	37‍–‍44	30‍–‍51
Philadelphia Phillies	65	97	.401	30	34‍–‍47	31‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

2000 National League record v t e Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LA	MIL	MTL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	3–6	5–4	2–5	7–6	4–5	6–1	7–6	4–5	4–5	2–7	8–1	7–2	9–4	6–7	5–4	6–9
Atlanta	6–3	—	4–5	2–5	5–4	6–6	5–4	7–2	6–3	6–7	7–6	8–5	5–2	8–1	6–3	3–4	11–7
Chicago	4–5	5–4	—	4–8	4–5	1–6	5–7	3–6	6–7	4–5	2–5	6–3	3–9	3–5	4–5	3–10	8–7
Cincinnati	5–2	5–2	8–4	—	6–3	3–6	7–5	4–5	5–8–1	6–3	5–4	3–4	7–6	4–5	3–6	7–6	7–8
Colorado	6–7	4–5	5–4	3–6	—	4–5	5–4	4–9	4–5	7–2	3–6	6–3	7–2	7–6	6–7	5–3	6–6
Florida	5–4	6–6	6–1	6–3	5–4	—	3–5	2–7	3–4	7–6	6–6	9–4	5–4	2–7	3–6	3–6	8–9
Houston	1–6	4–5	7–5	5–7	4–5	5–3	—	3–6	7–6	4–5	2–5	5–4	10–3	2–7	1–8	6–6	6–9
Los Angeles	6–7	2–7	6–3	5–4	9–4	7–2	6–3	—	3–4	5–3	4–5	5–4	4–5	8–5	7–5	3–6	6–9
Milwaukee	5–4	3–6	7–6	8–5–1	5–4	4–3	6–7	4–3	—	4–5	2–7	2–5	7–5	2–7	3–6	5–7	6–9
Montreal	5–4	7–6	5–4	3–6	2–7	6–7	5–4	3–5	5–4	—	3–9	5–7	3–4	3–6	3–6	2–5	7–11
New York	7–2	6–7	5–2	4–5	6–3	6–6	5–2	5–4	7–2	9–3	—	6–7	7–2	3–6	3–5	6–3	9–9
Philadelphia	1–8	5–8	3–6	4–3	3–6	4–9	4–5	4–5	5–2	7–5	7–6	—	3–6	2–5	2–7	2–7	9–9
Pittsburgh	2–7	2–5	9–3	6–7	2–7	4–5	3–10	5–4	5–7	4–3	2–7	6–3	—	7–2	2–6	4–8	6–9
San Diego	4–9	1–8	5–3	5–4	6–7	7–2	7–2	5–8	7–2	6–3	6–3	5–2	2–7	—	5–7	0–9	5–10
San Francisco	7–6	3–6	5–4	6–3	7–6	6–3	8–1	5–7	6–3	6–3	5–3	7–2	6–2	7–5	—	5–4	8–7
St. Louis	4–5	4–3	10–3	6–7	3–5	6–3	6–6	6–3	7–5	5–2	3–6	7–2	8–4	9–0	4–5	—	7–8

Transactions

April 26, 2000: Curtis Pride was sent to the Boston Red Sox by the New York Mets as part of a conditional deal.^[4]
May 13, 2000: Rickey Henderson was released by the New York Mets.
June 2, 2000: Bill Pulsipher was traded by the New York Mets to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Lenny Harris.^[5]
July 26, 2000: Justin Huber was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent.^[7]
July 28, 2000: Mike Bordick was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for Lesli Brea, Mike Kinkade, Melvin Mora, and Pat Gorman (minors).^[8]
August 30, 2000: Jorge Velandia was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the New York Mets for Nelson Cruz.^[9]

Game log

2000 Game Log (94–68) Home: 55–26; Away: 39–42

March: (1–1) Home: 0–1; Away: 1–0

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Attendance	Record
1	March 29	Cubs	3–5	Lieber (1–0)	Hampton (0–1)	Aguilera (1)	Tokyo Dome	55,000	0–1
2	March 30	@ Cubs	5–1 (11)	Cook (1–0)	Young (0–1)	—	Tokyo Dome	55,000	1–1

April: (15–9) Home: 10–5; Away: 5–4

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Attendance	Record
3	April 3	Padres	2–1	Leiter (1–0)	Wall (0–1)	Benitez (1)	Shea Stadium	52,308	2–1
4	April 5	Padres	0–4	Williams (1–0)	B. J. Jones (0–1)	—	Shea Stadium	17,585	2–2
5	April 6	Padres	5–8	Clement (1–0)	Hampton (0–2)	—	Shea Stadium	17,482	2–3
6	April 7	Dodgers	2–1	Reed (1–0)	Dreifort (0–1)	Benitez (2)	Shea Stadium	27,791	3–3
7	April 8	Dodgers	5–6 (10)	Fetters (1–0)	Benitez (0–1)	Shaw (1)	Shea Stadium	37,814	3–4
–	April 9	Dodgers	Postponed (snow); rescheduled for April 24
8	April 10	@ Phillies	7–9	Telemaco (1–0)	Rodriguez (0–1)	Gomes (3)	Veterans Stadium	47,115	3–5
9	April 12	@ Phillies	5–8	Person (1–0)	Hampton (0–3)	Gomes (4)	Veterans Stadium	15,269	3–6
10	April 13	@ Phillies	2–1	Cook (2–0)	Aldred (0–1)	Benitez (3)	Veterans Stadium	14,552	4–6
11	April 14	@ Pirates	8–5 (12)	Franco (1–0)	Silva (2–1)	—	Three Rivers Stadium	20,725	5–6
12	April 15	@ Pirates	0–2	Anderson (1–0)	Rusch (0–1)	Williams (2)	Three Rivers Stadium	19,592	5–7
13	April 16	@ Pirates	12–9	Mahomes (1–0)	Peters (0–1)	Benitez (4)	Three Rivers Stadium	20,724	6–7
14	April 18	Brewers	10–7	Hampton (1–3)	Navarro (0–3)	Benitez (5)	Shea Stadium	17,905	7–7
15	April 19	Brewers	3–1	Reed (2–0)	Bere (2–1)	Benitez (6)	Shea Stadium	18,001	8–7
16	April 20	Brewers	5–4 (10)	Wendell (1–0)	Leskanic (0–1)	—	Shea Stadium	17,002	9–7
–	April 21	Cubs	Postponed (rain); rescheduled for April 22
17	April 22 (1)	Cubs	8–3	Rusch (1–1)	Lieber (1–2)	—	Shea Stadium	N/A	10–7
18	April 22 (2)	Cubs	7–6	Cook (3–0)	Farnsworth (1–3)	Benitez (7)	Shea Stadium	32,204	11–7
19	April 23	Cubs	15–8	Hampton (2–3)	Tapani (0–3)	—	Shea Stadium	27,560	12–7
20	April 24	Dodgers	1–0	Benitez (1–1)	Adams (1–1)	—	Shea Stadium	37,987	13–7
21	April 25	Reds	6–5	Wendell (2–0)	Sullivan (0–1)	Benitez (8)	Shea Stadium	27,153	14–7
22	April 26	Reds	1–12	Neagle (2–0)	Springer (0–1)	—	Shea Stadium	33,371	14–8
23	April 27	Reds	1–2 (12)	Graves (3–0)	Benitez (1–2)	Sullivan (1)	Shea Stadium	50,971	14–9
24	April 28	@ Rockies	5–12	Astacio (2–2)	Hampton (2–4)	—	Coors Field	45,366	14–10
25	April 29	@ Rockies	13–6	Reed (3–0)	Yoshii (1–2)	—	Coors Field	41,220	15–10
26	April 30	@ Rockies	14–11	Leiter (2–0)	Bohanon (0–3)	—	Coors Field	36,252	16–10

May: (13–14) Home: 5–3; Away: 8–11

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Attendance	Record
27	May 1	@ Giants	3–10	Estes (1–1)	Pulsipher (0–1)	—	Pacific Bell Park	40,930	16–11
28	May 2	@ Giants	1–7	Hernandez (1–4)	Rusch (1–2)	—	Pacific Bell Park	40,930	16–12
29	May 3	@ Giants	5–8 (11)	Rodriguez (1–0)	Wendell (2–1)	—	Pacific Bell Park	40,930	16–13
30	May 4	@ Giants	2–7	Rodriguez (2–0)	Reed (3–1)	—	Pacific Bell Park	40,930	16–14
31	May 5	@ Marlins	4–1	Leiter (3–0)	Sanchez (3–1)	Franco (1)	Pro Player Stadium	30,229	17–14
32	May 6	@ Marlins	1–9	Fernandez (4–3)	Pulsipher (0–2)	—	Pro Player Stadium	33,401	17–15
33	May 7	@ Marlins	0–3	Dempster (3–2)	Rusch (1–3)	—	Pro Player Stadium	25,147	17–16
34	May 9	@ Pirates	2–0	Hampton (3–4)	Benson (2–4)	Benitez (9)	Three Rivers Stadium	14,015	18–16
35	May 10	@ Pirates	9–13	Silva (3–1)	Cook (3–1)	—	Three Rivers Stadium	13,711	18–17
36	May 11	@ Pirates	3–2	Leiter (4–0)	Anderson (1–1)	—	Three Rivers Stadium	16,264	19–17
37	May 12	Marlins	4–6	Dempster (4–2)	Rusch (1–4)	Alfonseca (12)	Shea Stadium	30,828	19–18
38	May 13	Marlins	6–7	Mahay (1–1)	Cook (3–2)	Alfonseca (13)	Shea Stadium	32,772	19–19
39	May 14	Marlins	5–1	Hampton (4–4)	Penny (3–5)	—	Shea Stadium	36,162	20–19
40	May 16	Rockies	3–4 (11)	Tavarez (2–2)	Wendell (2–2)	Jimenez (5)	Shea Stadium	25,697	20–20
41	May 17	Rockies	4–2	Leiter (5–0)	Arrojo (1–4)	Franco (2)	Shea Stadium	23,665	21–20
–	May 18	Rockies	Postponed (rain); rescheduled for August 15
42	May 19	Diamondbacks	4–3	B. J. Jones (1–1)	Stottlemyre (7–2)	Benitez (10)	Shea Stadium	25,292	22–20
43	May 20	Diamondbacks	8–7	Hampton (5–4)	Daal (1–5)	Benitez (11)	Shea Stadium	37,121	23–20
44	May 21	Diamondbacks	7–6	Wendell (3–2)	Kim (2–2)	—	Shea Stadium	38,826	24–20
45	May 22	@ Padres	0–1	Clement (5–3)	Franco (1–1)	Hoffman (8)	Qualcomm Stadium	17,966	24–21
46	May 23	@ Padres	5–3 (10)	Wendell (4–2)	Hoffman (0–1)	Benitez (12)	Qualcomm Stadium	25,783	25–21
47	May 24	@ Padres	4–5	Wall (1–2)	Mahomes (1–1)	Hoffman (9)	Qualcomm Stadium	19,405	25–22
48	May 26	@ Cardinals	5–2	Hampton (6–4)	Thompson (0–1)	Benitez (13)	Busch Stadium	40,028	26–22
49	May 27	@ Cardinals	12–8	Cook (4–2)	Veres (0–2)	—	Busch Stadium	48,690	27–22
50	May 28	@ Cardinals	6–2	Rusch (2–4)	Kile (7–3)	—	Busch Stadium	46,344	28–22
51	May 29	@ Dodgers	1–4	Park (5–4)	Leiter (5–1)	—	Dodger Stadium	43,084	28–23
52	May 30	@ Dodgers	10–5	Franco (2–1)	Shaw (2–3)	—	Dodger Stadium	26,102	29–23
53	May 31	@ Dodgers	3–4	Fetters (2–0)	Wendell (4–3)	—	Dodger Stadium	31,323	29–24

June: (16–8) Home: 12–5; Away: 4–3

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Attendance	Record
54	June 2	Devil Rays	5–3	Rusch (3–4)	White (1–4)	Benitez (14)	Shea Stadium	24,123	30–24
55	June 3	Devil Rays	1–0	Leiter (6–1)	Trachsel (3–6)	Benitez (15)	Shea Stadium	33,694	31–24
56	June 4	Devil Rays	5–15	Yan (3–3)	B. J. Jones (1–2)	—	Shea Stadium	43,610	31–25
57	June 5	Orioles	2–4	Mussina (3–6)	Hampton (6–5)	Timlin (5)	Shea Stadium	25,192	31–26
–	June 6	Orioles	Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 8
58	June 7	Orioles	11–3	Mahomes (2–1)	Erickson (2–3)	—	Shea Stadium	34,492	32–26
59	June 8	Orioles	8–7 (10)	Cook (5–2)	Mercedes (2–3)	—	Shea Stadium	9,540	33–26
60	June 9	@ Yankees	12–2	Leiter (7–1)	Clemens (4–6)	—	Yankee Stadium	55,822	34–26
61	June 10	@ Yankees	5–13	Pettitte (6–2)	B. J. Jones (1–3)	—	Yankee Stadium	55,839	34–27
–	June 11	@ Yankees	Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 8
62	June 13	@ Cubs	3–4	Heredia (3–1)	Franco (2–2)	Aguilera (13)	Wrigley Field	38,879	34–28
63	June 14	@ Cubs	10–8	Rusch (4–4)	Garibay (1–2)	Benitez (16)	Wrigley Field	38,625	35–28
64	June 16	@ Brewers	7–1	Leiter (8–1)	Haynes (7–5)	—	County Stadium	18,979	36–28
65	June 17	@ Brewers	2–3	Snyder (2–2)	Rusch (4–5)	Wickman (8)	County Stadium	26,125	36–29
66	June 18	@ Brewers	7–3	Reed (4–1)	Bere (4–6)	—	County Stadium	20,133	37–29
67	June 20	Phillies	2–3 (10)	Brock (3–4)	Benitez (1–3)	Brantley (9)	Shea Stadium	40,386	37–30
68	June 21	Phillies	5–10	Gomes (4–4)	Franco (2–3)	—	Shea Stadium	22,524	37–31
69	June 22	Phillies	5–4	Rusch (5–5)	Politte (1–2)	Cook (1)	Shea Stadium	21,005	38–31
70	June 23	Pirates	12–2	B. J. Jones (2–3)	Arroyo (0–1)	—	Shea Stadium	39,849	39–31
71	June 24	Pirates	10–8	Franco (3–3)	Loiselle (0–3)	Benitez (17)	Shea Stadium	34,894	40–31
72	June 25	Pirates	9–0	Hampton (7–5)	Benson (6–6)	—	Shea Stadium	38,984	41–31
73	June 26	Marlins	10–5	Leiter (9–1)	Cornelius (2–2)	—	Shea Stadium	19,657	42–31
74	June 27	Marlins	5–2	Rusch (6–5)	Sanchez (4–7)	Benitez (18)	Shea Stadium	22,103	43–31
75	June 28	Marlins	6–5	B. J. Jones (3–3)	Penny (4–7)	Franco (3)	Shea Stadium	37,252	44–31
76	June 29	Braves	4–6	Burkett (6–3)	Reed (4–2)	Lightenberg (6)	Shea Stadium	46,998	44–32
77	June 30	Braves	11–8	Benitez (2–3)	Mulholland (8–7)	—	Shea Stadium	52,831	45–32

July: (14–13) Home: 8–4; Away: 6–9

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Attendance	Record
78	July 1	Braves	9–1	Leiter (10–1)	Maddux (9–3)	—	Shea Stadium	44,593	46–32
79	July 2	Braves	2–10	Glavine (8–5)	Rusch (6–6)	—	Shea Stadium	45,261	46–33
80	July 3	@ Marlins	0–2	Almanza (2–0)	Wendell (4–4)	—	Pro Player Stadium	15,844	46–34
81	July 4	@ Marlins	8–9	Darensbourg (4–0)	B. M. Jones (0–1)	Alfonseca (26)	Pro Player Stadium	24,935	46–35
82	July 5	@ Marlins	11–2	Hampton (8–5)	Smith (0–2)	—	Pro Player Stadium	14,765	47–35
83	July 7	Yankees	1–2	Hernandez (8–6)	Leiter (10–2)	Rivera (19)	Shea Stadium	54,132	47–36
84	July 8 (1)	Yankees	2–4	Gooden (3–3)	B. J. Jones (3–4)	Rivera (20)	Shea Stadium	54,165	47–37
85	July 8 (2)	@ Yankees	2–4	Clemens (6–6)	Rusch (6–7)	Rivera (21)	Yankee Stadium	55,821	47–38
86	July 9	Yankees	2–0	Hampton (9–5)	Pettitte (9–5)	Benitez (19)	Shea Stadium	54,286	48–38
71st All-Star Game in Atlanta, Georgia
87	July 13	@ Red Sox	3–4	Garces (4–0)	Benitez (2–4)	—	Fenway Park	33,894	48–39
88	July 14	@ Red Sox	6–4	Mahomes (3–1)	Lowe (2–4)	Benitez (20)	Fenway Park	33,293	49–39
89	July 15	@ Red Sox	4–6	Martinez (7–5)	Hampton (9–6)	Lowe (20)	Fenway Park	33,213	49–40
90	July 16	@ Blue Jays	3–7	Halladay (4–5)	Leiter (10–3)	Koch (21)	SkyDome	30,139	49–41
91	July 17	@ Blue Jays	7–5 (11)	Franco (4–3)	Borbon (1–1)	Benitez (21)	SkyDome	23,129	50–41
92	July 18	@ Blue Jays	11–7	B. J. Jones (4–4)	Carpenter (7–9)	—	SkyDome	24,633	51–41
93	July 19	@ Expos	5–3	Mahomes (4–1)	Kline (1–3)	Benitez (22)	Olympic Stadium	14,198	52–41
94	July 20	@ Expos	1–4	Hermanson (8–7)	Hampton (9–7)	Strickland (1)	Olympic Stadium	13,641	52–42
95	July 21	@ Braves	3–6	Burkett (7–4)	Leiter (10–4)	Remlinger (8)	Turner Field	49,313	52–43
96	July 22	@ Braves	4–0	Reed (5–2)	Maddux (12–4)	—	Turner Field	48,141	53–43
97	July 23	@ Braves	0–1	Ashby (6–7)	B. J. Jones (4–5)	—	Turner Field	46,872	53–44
98	July 25	Expos	5–0	Rusch (7–7)	Hermanson (8–8)	—	Shea Stadium	41,028	54–44
–	July 26	Expos	Postponed (rain); rescheduled for July 27
99	July 27 (1)	Expos	9–8	Franco (5–3)	Strickland (2–1)	Benitez (23)	Shea Stadium	N/A	55–44
100	July 27 (2)	Expos	4–3	Hampton (10–7)	Irabu (2–5)	—	Shea Stadium	35,088	56–44
101	July 28	Cardinals	3–2	Leiter (11–4)	Hentgen (9–8)	Benitez (24)	Shea Stadium	42,396	57–44
102	July 29	Cardinals	4–3	White (4–6)	James (0–2)	Benitez (25)	Shea Stadium	50,726	58–44
103	July 30	Cardinals	4–2	B. J. Jones (5–5)	Stephenson (11–7)	—	Shea Stadium	45,733	59–44
104	July 31	Reds	0–6	Williamson (4–7)	Rusch (7–8)	Luebbers (1)	Shea Stadium	42,774	59–45

August: (20–9) Home: 12–4; Away: 8–5

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Attendance	Record
105	August 1	Reds	3–2	Hampton (11–7)	Parris (5–14)	Benitez (26)	Shea Stadium	39,572	60–45
106	August 2	Reds	2–1	Leiter (12–4)	Dessens (5–1)	Benitez (27)	Shea Stadium	42,111	61–45
107	August 4	@ Diamondbacks	6–1	Reed (6–2)	Johnson (15–4)	Cook (2)	Bank One Ballpark	41,832	62–45
108	August 5	@ Diamondbacks	6–2	B. J. Jones (6–5)	Guzman (3–2)	R. White (3)	Bank One Ballpark	41,656	63–45
109	August 6	@ Diamondbacks	5–9	Reynoso (8–7)	Rusch (7–9)	Mantei (8)	Bank One Ballpark	39,641	63–46
110	August 7	@ Astros	6–5 (11)	Benitez (3–4)	Green (1–1)	—	Enron Field	36,536	64–46
111	August 8	@ Astros	3–9	Powell (1–0)	Leiter (12–5)	—	Enron Field	38,031	64–47
112	August 9	@ Astros	12–5	Reed (7–2)	Lima (4–14)	—	Enron Field	35,432	65–47
113	August 10	@ Astros	10–3	B. J. Jones (7–5)	McKnight (0–1)	—	Enron Field	37,870	66–47
114	August 11	Giants	4–1	Rusch (8–9)	Gardner (7–6)	Benitez (28)	Shea Stadium	33,944	67–47
115	August 12	Giants	3–2	Hampton (12–7)	Rodriguez (4–2)	Benitez (29)	Shea Stadium	50,064	68–47
116	August 13	Giants	2–0	Leiter (13–5)	Hernandez (11–9)	Franco (4)	Shea Stadium	39,841	69–47
117	August 14	Giants	1–11	Ortiz (8–10)	Reed (7–3)	—	Shea Stadium	35,296	69–48
118	August 15 (1)	Rockies	7–5	Cook (6–2)	House (1–1)	Benitez (30)	Shea Stadium	N/A	70–48
119	August 15 (2)	Rockies	4–3	B. J. Jones (8–5)	Chouinard (1–2)	Benitez (31)	Shea Stadium	29,744	71–48
120	August 16	Rockies	5–7	Bohanon (7–8)	Rusch (8–10)	G. White (4)	Shea Stadium	29,832	71–49
121	August 17	Rockies	13–2	Wendell (5–4)	Yoshii (5–13)	—	Shea Stadium	42,697	72–49
122	August 18	@ Dodgers	5–3	R. White (5–6)	Adams (5–5)	Benitez (32)	Dodger Stadium	47,486	73–49
123	August 19	@ Dodgers	1–4	Park (12–8)	Reed (7–4)	—	Dodger Stadium	53,051	73–50
124	August 20	@ Dodgers	9–6	Wendell (6–4)	Adams (5–6)	Benitez (33)	Dodger Stadium	46,122	74–50
125	August 21	@ Padres	4–5 (10)	Hoffman (4–4)	Cook (6–3)	—	Qualcomm Stadium	21,234	74–51
126	August 22	@ Padres	1–16	Eaton (5–2)	Mahomes (4–2)	Erdos (2)	Qualcomm Stadium	24,919	74–52
127	August 23	@ Padres	4–1	Leiter (14–5)	Clement (11–12)	Benitez (34)	Qualcomm Stadium	26,376	75–52
128	August 25	Diamondbacks	13–3	Reed (8–4)	Johnson (16–5)	—	Shea Stadium	38,237	76–52
129	August 26	Diamondbacks	1–5 (10)	Plesac (3–0)	R. White (5–7)	—	Shea Stadium	43,985	76–53
130	August 27	Diamondbacks	2–1	Hampton (13–7)	Reynoso (10–9)	Benitez (35)	Shea Stadium	42,277	77–53
131	August 28	Astros	4–2	Rusch (9–10)	Powell (1–1)	Wendell (1)	Shea Stadium	28,472	78–53
132	August 29	Astros	1–11	Miller (3–5)	Leiter (14–6)	—	Shea Stadium	39,967	78–54
133	August 30	Astros	1–0	Reed (9–4)	Holt (6–13)	Benitez (36)	Shea Stadium	42,507	79–54

September: (14–14) Home: 7–4; Away: 7–10

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Attendance	Record
134	September 1	@ Cardinals	5–6	Veres (2–3)	Mahomes (4–3)	—	Busch Stadium	39,056	79–55
135	September 2	@ Cardinals	1–2	Kile (16–9)	Hampton (13–8)	—	Busch Stadium	41,483	79–56
136	September 3	@ Cardinals	3–4 (11)	Morris (3–3)	White (5–8)	—	Busch Stadium	42,133	79–57
137	September 4	@ Reds	2–6	Dessens (7–5)	Leiter (14–7)	—	Cinergy Field	26,571	79–58
138	September 5	@ Reds	3–2 (10)	Wendell (7–4)	Sullivan (2–6)	Benitez (37)	Cinergy Field	22,664	80–58
139	September 6	@ Reds	8–11	Riedling (2–0)	Franco (5–4)	Graves (25)	Cinergy Field	24,681	80–59
140	September 8	Phillies	0–2	Padilla (4–5)	Hampton (13–9)	Brantley (22)	Shea Stadium	38,808	80–60
141	September 9	Phillies	3–6	Person (8–5)	Wendell (7–5)	—	Shea Stadium	42,324	80–61
142	September 10	Phillies	3–0	Leiter (15–7)	Daal (3–18)	—	Shea Stadium	53,775	81–61
143	September 11	Brewers	2–8	Rigdon (4–4)	Reed (9–5)	—	Shea Stadium	21,797	81–62
144	September 12	Brewers	10–2	B. J. Jones (9–5)	Snyder (3–9)	—	Shea Stadium	22,570	82–62
145	September 13	Brewers	4–1 (10)	Benitez (4–4)	Acevedo (3–7)	—	Shea Stadium	22,510	83–62
146	September 14	@ Expos	10–4	Rusch (10–10)	Thurman (4–6)	—	Olympic Stadium	6,219	84–62
147	September 15	@ Expos	3–4	Vazquez (10–7)	Wendell (7–6)	Strickland (7)	Olympic Stadium	6,979	84–63
148	September 16	@ Expos	10–4	Reed (10–5)	Hermanson (11–14)	—	Olympic Stadium	9,045	85–63
149	September 17	@ Expos	0–5	Armas (6–8)	B. J. Jones (9–6)	—	Olympic Stadium	9,349	85–64
150	September 18	@ Braves	3–6	Maddux (18–8)	Hampton (13–10)	Rocker (23)	Turner Field	41,937	85–65
151	September 19	@ Braves	4–12	Ashby (11–12)	Rusch (10–11)	—	Turner Field	46,584	85–66
152	September 20	@ Braves	6–3	Leiter (16–7)	Glavine (19–9)	Benitez (38)	Turner Field	48,278	86–66
153	September 21	@ Phillies	5–6	Brantley (2–7)	White (5–9)	—	Veterans Stadium	17,769	86–67
154	September 22	@ Phillies	9–6	B. J. Jones (10–6)	Wolf (11–8)	Benitez (39)	Veterans Stadium	21,128	87–67
155	September 23	@ Phillies	7–3	Hampton (14–10)	Politte (3–3)	—	Veterans Stadium	22,570	88–67
156	September 24	@ Phillies	3–2	Rusch (11–11)	Chen (7–3)	Benitez (40)	Veterans Stadium	31,391	89–67
157	September 26	Braves	1–7	Burkett (10–6)	Leiter (16–8)	—	Shea Stadium	48,270	89–68
158	September 27	Braves	6–2	Reed (11–5)	Millwood (10–13)	—	Shea Stadium	48,858	90–68
159	September 28	Braves	8–2	B. J. Jones (11–6)	Maddux (19–9)	—	Shea Stadium	52,134	91–68
160	September 29	Expos	11–2	Hampton (15–10)	Thurman (4–9)	—	Shea Stadium	28,788	92–68
161	September 30	Expos	4–2	Wendell (8–6)	Vazquez (11–9)	Benitez (41)	Shea Stadium	39,468	93–68

October: (1–0) Home: 1–0; Away: 0–0

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Attendance	Record
162	October 1	Expos	3–2 (13)	Mahomes (5–3)	Powell (0–3)	—	Shea Stadium	44,869	94–68

Roster

2000 New York Mets

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

2 Bobby Valentine

Coaches

54 Al Jackson (bullpen)
53 Tom Robson (hitting)
8 Cookie Rojas (third base)
12 John Stearns (bench)
52 Dave Wallace (pitching)
1 Mookie Wilson (first base)

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	Mike Piazza	136	482	156	.324	38	113
1B	Todd Zeile	153	544	146	.268	22	79
2B	Edgardo Alfonzo	150	544	176	.324	25	94
SS	Mike Bordick	56	192	50	.260	4	21
3B	Robin Ventura	141	469	109	.232	24	84
LF	Benny Agbayani	119	350	101	.289	15	60
CF	Jay Payton	149	488	142	.291	17	62
RF	Derek Bell	144	546	145	.266	18	69

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
Melvin Mora	79	215	56	.260	6	30
Todd Pratt	80	160	44	.275	8	25
Kurt Abbott	79	157	34	.217	6	12
Joe McEwing	87	153	34	.222	2	19
Lenny Harris	76	138	42	.304	3	13
Matt Franco	101	134	32	.239	2	14
Rey Ordóñez	45	133	25	.188	0	9
Darryl Hamilton	43	105	29	.276	1	6
Rickey Henderson	31	96	21	.219	0	2
Jon Nunnally	48	74	14	.189	2	6
Bubba Trammell	36	56	13	.232	3	12
Timo Pérez	24	49	14	.286	1	3
Jason Tyner	13	41	8	.195	0	5
Mark Johnson	21	22	4	.182	1	6
Jorge Toca	8	7	3	.429	0	4
Jorge Velandia	15	7	0	.000	0	0
David Lamb	7	5	1	.200	0	0
Vance Wilson	4	4	0	.000	0	0
Mike Kinkade	2	2	0	.000	0	0
Ryan McGuire	1	2	0	.000	0	0

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
Mike Hampton	33	217.2	15	10	3.14	151
Al Leiter	31	208.0	16	8	3.20	200
Glendon Rusch	31	190.2	11	11	4.01	157
Rick Reed	30	184.0	11	5	4.11	121
Bobby J. Jones	27	154.2	11	6	5.06	85
Dennis Springer	2	11.1	0	1	8.74	5
Bill Pulsipher	2	6.2	0	2	12.15	7

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
Grant Roberts	4	7.0	0	0	11.57	6

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Armando Benítez	76	76.0	4	4	41	2.61	106
Pat Mahomes	53	94.0	5	3	0	5.46	76
Turk Wendell	77	82.2	8	6	1	3.59	73
Dennis Cook	68	59.0	6	3	2	5.34	53
John Franco	62	55.2	5	4	4	3.40	56
Rich Rodriguez	32	37.0	0	1	0	7.78	18
Rick White	22	28.1	2	3	1	3.81	20
Bobby Jones	11	21.2	0	1	0	4.15	20
Eric Cammack	8	10.0	0	0	0	6.30	9
Jim Mann	2	2.2	0	0	0	10.13	0
Jerrod Riggan	1	2.0	0	0	0	0.00	1
Derek Bell	1	1.0	0	0	0	36.00	0

Playoffs

Game log

2000 Postseason Game Log (8–6)

NLDS vs Giants (3–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Attendance	Record
1	October 4	@ Giants	1–5	Hernandez (1–0)	Hampton (0–1)	—	Pacific Bell Park	40,430	0–1
2	October 5	@ Giants	5–4 (10)	Benitez (1–0)	Rodriguez (0–1)	Franco (1)	Pacific Bell Park	40,430	1–1
3	October 7	Giants	3–2 (13)	White (1–0)	Fultz (0–1)	—	Shea Stadium	56,270	2–1
4	October 8	Giants	4–0	B. J. Jones (1–0)	Gardner (0–1)	—	Shea Stadium	56,245	3–1

NLCS vs Cardinals (4–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Attendance	Record
1	October 11	@ Cardinals	6–2	Hampton (1–0)	Kile (0–1)	—	Busch Stadium	52,255	1–0
2	October 12	@ Cardinals	6–5	Wendell (1–0)	Timlin (0–1)	Benitez (1)	Busch Stadium	52,250	2–0
3	October 14	Cardinals	2–8	Benes (1–0)	Reed (0–1)	—	Shea Stadium	55,693	2–1
4	October 15	Cardinals	10–6	Rusch (1–0)	Kile (0–2)	—	Shea Stadium	55,665	3–1
5	October 16	Cardinals	7–0	Hampton (2–0)	Hentgen (0–1)	—	Shea Stadium	55,695	4–1

World Series vs Yankees (1–4)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Location	Attendance	Record
1	October 21	@ Yankees	3–4 (12)	Stanton (1–0)	Wendell (0–1)	—	Yankee Stadium	55,913	0–1
2	October 22	@ Yankees	5–6	Clemens (1–0)	Hampton (0–1)	—	Yankee Stadium	56,059	0–2
3	October 24	Yankees	4–2	Franco (1–0)	Hernandez (0–1)	Benitez (1)	Shea Stadium	55,299	2–1
4	October 25	Yankees	2–3	Nelson (1–0)	B. J. Jones (0–1)	Rivera (1)	Shea Stadium	55,290	3–1
5	October 26	Yankees	2–4	Stanton (2–0)	Leiter (0–1)	Rivera (2)	Shea Stadium	55,292	4–1

Playoff rosters

National League Division Series

Pitchers: 49 Armando Benítez 27 Dennis Cook 45 John Franco 32 Mike Hampton 28 Bobby Jones 22 Al Leiter 35 Rick Reed 48 Glendon Rusch 99 Turk Wendell 51 Rick White Catchers: 31 Mike Piazza 7 Todd Pratt Infielders: 20 Kurt Abbott 13 Edgardo Alfonzo 17 Mike Bordick 19 Lenny Harris 4 Robin Ventura 9 Todd Zeile Outfielders: 50 Benny Agbayani 16 Derek Bell 18 Darryl Hamilton 47 Joe McEwing 44 Jay Payton 6 Timo Pérez

National League Championship Series

Pitchers: 49 Armando Benítez 27 Dennis Cook 45 John Franco 32 Mike Hampton 28 Bobby Jones 22 Al Leiter 35 Rick Reed 48 Glendon Rusch 99 Turk Wendell 51 Rick White Catchers: 31 Mike Piazza Infielders: 20 Kurt Abbott 13 Edgardo Alfonzo 17 Mike Bordick 15 Matt Franco 19 Lenny Harris 4 Robin Ventura 9 Todd Zeile Outfielders: 50 Benny Agbayani 18 Darryl Hamilton 47 Joe McEwing 44 Jay Payton 6 Timo Pérez 33 Bubba Trammell

World Series

Pitchers: 49 Armando Benítez 27 Dennis Cook 45 John Franco 32 Mike Hampton 28 Bobby Jones 22 Al Leiter 35 Rick Reed 48 Glendon Rusch 99 Turk Wendell 51 Rick White Catchers: 31 Mike Piazza 7 Todd Pratt Infielders: 20 Kurt Abbott 13 Edgardo Alfonzo 17 Mike Bordick 15 Matt Franco 19 Lenny Harris 4 Robin Ventura 9 Todd Zeile Outfielders: 50 Benny Agbayani 18 Darryl Hamilton 47 Joe McEwing 44 Jay Payton 6 Timo Pérez 33 Bubba Trammell

Awards and honors

Mike Hampton, Pitcher, National League Championship Series Most Valuable Player
Al Leiter, Pitcher, Roberto Clemente Award

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Norfolk Tides	International League	John Gibbons
AA	Binghamton Mets	Eastern League	Doug Davis
A	St. Lucie Mets	Florida State League	Dave Engle
A	Capital City Bombers	South Atlantic League	John Stephenson
A-Short Season	Pittsfield Mets	New York–Penn League	Tony Tijerina
Rookie	Kingsport Mets	Appalachian League	Edgar Alfonzo

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References

^ ^a ^b Jesse Orosco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ [1] Baseball-Reference.com
^ ^a ^b Charlie Hayes Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ ^a ^b "Curtis Pride Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
^ ^a ^b Bill Pulsipher Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.372, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ "Justin Huber Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
^ Mike Bordick Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
^ "Jorge Velandia Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

[Orosco_Stats-1] Jesse Orosco Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[2] [1] Baseball-Reference.com

[autogenerated2-3] Charlie Hayes Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[baseball-reference.com-4] "Curtis Pride Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.

[autogenerated1-5] Bill Pulsipher Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[6] Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.372, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0

[7] "Justin Huber Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.

[8] Mike Bordick Statistics Baseball-Reference.com

[9] "Jorge Velandia Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.

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

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+The '''2000 [[New York Mets]] season''' was the 39th regular season for the Mets. They entered the season as defending National League runner ups, losing to the Atlanta Braves in the [[1999 National League Championship Series|NLCS]]. They went 94–68 and finished second in the [[National League East]], but earned the NL Wild Card. They made it to the [[2000 World Series|World Series]] where they were defeated by their [[Mets-Yankees rivalry|crosstown rival]] the [[New York Yankees]]. They were managed by [[Bobby Valentine]]. They played home games at [[Shea Stadium]].
-{{Infobox MLB yearly
+{{Infobox baseball team season
 | name = New York Mets
 | season = 2000
-| misc= National League Champions<br>National League Wild Card
+| misc= National League Champions<br>National League Wild Card Winners
-| image =
+| image =New York Mets Insignia.svg
-| current league = National League
+| league = National League
+| division = [[National League East|East]]
-| y1 =  1962
-| division = [[National League East|Eastern Division]]
-| y2 =  1969
-| Uniform logo =
 | ballpark = [[Shea Stadium]]
-| y4 = 1964
 | city = New York
-| y5 = 1962
 | record = 94–68 (.580)
-| divisional place = 2nd
+| divisional_place = 2nd
 | owners = [[Nelson Doubleday Jr.]], [[Fred Wilpon]]
-| general managers = [[Steve Phillips]]
+| general_managers = [[Steve Phillips]]
 | managers = [[Bobby Valentine]]
 | television = [[WPIX-TV]]/[[MSG Plus|Fox Sports New York]]<br>([[Ralph Kiner]], [[Tom Seaver]], [[Fran Healy (baseball)|Fran Healy]], [[Howie Rose]], [[Gary Thorne]])
-| radio =  [[WFAN]] <br>  ([[Bob Murphy (announcer)|Bob Murphy]], [[Gary Cohen]], [[Ed Coleman (radio personality)|Ed Coleman]])<br>[[WADO]] (Spanish)<br>(Juan Alicea, [[Billy Berroa]])
+| radio =  [[WFAN (AM)|WFAN]]<br />([[Bob Murphy (announcer)|Bob Murphy]], [[Gary Cohen]], [[Ed Coleman (radio personality)|Ed Coleman]])<br>[[WADO]] (Spanish)<br />(Juan Alicea, [[Billy Berroa]])
+|caption=}}
-}}
-The '''[[New York Mets]]' 2000 season''' was the 39th regular season for the Mets. They entered the season as defending National League runner ups, losing to the Atlanta Braves in the 1999 NLCS. They went 94–68 and finished 2nd in the NL East, but earned the NL Wild Card. They made it to the [[2000 World Series|World Series]] where they were defeated by their [[Mets-Yankees rivalry|crosstown rival]] the [[New York Yankees]]. They were managed by [[Bobby Valentine]]. They played home games at [[Shea Stadium]].
 ==Offseason==
-*December 10, 1999: [[Jesse Orosco]] was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for Chuck McElroy.<ref name=autogenerated3>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/oroscje01.shtml Jesse Orosco Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com</ref>
+*December 10, 1999: [[Jesse Orosco]] was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for Chuck McElroy.<ref name="Orosco Stats">[https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/oroscje01.shtml Jesse Orosco Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com</ref>
+* December 23, 1999: Mike Hampton traded by the Houston Astros with Derek Bell to the New York Mets for Kyle Kessel (minors), Roger Cedeño and Octavio Dotel.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hamptmi01.shtml] Baseball-Reference.com</ref>
 *January 19, 2000: Charlie Hayes signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.<ref name=autogenerated2>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hayesch01.shtml Charlie Hayes Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com</ref>
-*January 20, 2000: [[Curtis Pride]] was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.<ref name="baseball-reference.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pridecu01.shtml|title=Curtis Pride Stats  - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
+*January 20, 2000: [[Curtis Pride]] was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.<ref name="baseball-reference.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pridecu01.shtml|title=Curtis Pride Stats - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
 *January 21, 2000: Bill Pulsipher was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the New York Mets for Luis Lopez.<ref name=autogenerated1>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pulsibi01.shtml Bill Pulsipher Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com</ref>
-*March 18, 2000: [[Jesse Orosco]] was traded by the New York Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for [[Joe McEwing]].<ref name=autogenerated3 />
+*March 18, 2000: [[Jesse Orosco]] was traded by the New York Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for [[Joe McEwing]].<ref name="Orosco Stats" />
 *March 20, 2000: Charlie Hayes was released by the New York Mets.<ref name=autogenerated2 />
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 * May 13, 2000: Rickey Henderson was released by the New York Mets.
 *June 2, 2000: Bill Pulsipher was traded by the New York Mets to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Lenny Harris.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
-* July 26, 2000: Justin Huber was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/huberju01.shtml|title=Justin Huber Stats  - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
+* July 26, 2000: Justin Huber was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/huberju01.shtml|title=Justin Huber Stats - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
 * July 28, 2000: Mike Bordick was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Mets for Lesli Brea, Mike Kinkade, Melvin Mora, and Pat Gorman (minors).<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bordimi01.shtml Mike Bordick Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com</ref>
-*August 30, 2000: Jorge Velandia was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the New York Mets for Nelson Cruz.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velanjo01.shtml|title=Jorge Velandia Stats  - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
+*August 30, 2000: Jorge Velandia was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the New York Mets for Nelson Cruz.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/velanjo01.shtml|title=Jorge Velandia Stats - Baseball-Reference.com|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
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 | 86 || July 9 || [[2000 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] || 2–0 || '''[[Mike Hampton|Hampton]]''' (9–5) || [[Andy Pettitte|Pettitte]] (9–5) || '''[[Armando Benítez|Benitez]]''' (19) || '''[[Shea Stadium]]''' || 54,286 || 48–38
 |- bgcolor="bbcaff"
-| colspan=10 | '''[[2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|71st All-Star Game in Atlanta, Georgia]]
+| colspan=10 | '''[[2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|71st All-Star Game in Atlanta, Georgia]]'''
 |- bgcolor="#fcc"
 | 87 || July 13 || @ [[2000 Boston Red Sox season|Red Sox]] || 3–4 || [[Rich Garcés|Garces]] (4–0) || '''[[Armando Benítez|Benitez]]''' (2–4) || — || [[Fenway Park]] || 33,894 || 48–39
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 | 112 || August 9 || @ [[2000 Houston Astros season|Astros]] || 12–5 || '''[[Rick Reed (pitcher)|Reed]]''' (7–2) || [[José Lima|Lima]] (4–14) || — || [[Enron Field]] || 35,432 || 65–47
 |- bgcolor="#cfc"
-| 113 || August 10 || @ [[2000 Houston Astros season|Astros]] || 10–3 || '''[[Bobby Jones (right-handed pitcher)|B. J. Jones]]''' (7–5) || [[Tony McKnight|McKinght]] (0–1) || — || [[Enron Field]] || 37,870 || 66–47
+| 113 || August 10 || @ [[2000 Houston Astros season|Astros]] || 10–3 || '''[[Bobby Jones (right-handed pitcher)|B. J. Jones]]''' (7–5) || [[Tony McKnight|McKnight]] (0–1) || — || [[Enron Field]] || 37,870 || 66–47
 |- bgcolor="#cfc"
 | 114 || August 11 || [[2000 San Francisco Giants season|Giants]] || 4–1 || '''[[Glendon Rusch|Rusch]]''' (8–9) || [[Mark Gardner (baseball)|Gardner]] (7–6) || '''[[Armando Benítez|Benitez]]''' (28) || '''[[Shea Stadium]]''' || 33,944 || 67–47
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 | 2B || [[Edgardo Alfonzo]] || 150 || 544 || 176 || .324 || 25 || 94
 |- align="center"
-| SS || [[Rey Ordóñez]] || 45 || 133 || 25 || .188 || 0 || 9
+| SS || [[Mike Bordick]] || 56 || 192 || 50 || .260 || 4 || 21
 |- align="center"
 | 3B || [[Robin Ventura]] || 141 || 469 || 109 || .232 || 24 || 84
@@ Line 547: / Line 545: @@
 | [[Matt Franco]] || 101 || 134 || 32 || .239 || 2 || 14
 |- align="center"
-| [[Mike Bordick]] || 56 || 192 || 50 || .260 || 4 || 21
+| [[Rey Ordóñez]] || 45 || 133 || 25 || .188 || 0 || 9
 |- align="center"
 | [[Darryl Hamilton]] || 43 || 105 || 29 || .276 || 1 || 6
@@ Line 594: / Line 592: @@
 | [[Al Leiter]] || 31 || 208.0 || 16 || 8 || 3.20 || 200
 |- align="center"
+| [[Glendon Rusch]] || 31 || 190.2 || 11 || 11 || 4.01 || 157
+|- align=center
 | [[Rick Reed (pitcher)|Rick Reed]] || 30 || 184.0 || 11 || 5 || 4.11 || 121
-|- align="center"
-| [[Glendon Rusch]] || 31 || 190.2 || 11 || 11 || 4.01 || 157
 |- align="center"
 | [[Bobby J. Jones]] || 27 || 154.2 || 11 || 6 || 5.06 || 85
@@ Line 603: / Line 601: @@
 |- align="center"
 | [[Bill Pulsipher]] || 2 || 6.2 || 0 || 2 || 12.15 || 7
+|}
+====Other pitchers====
+''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|-
+! style="background:#003581;color:#f47937;" width="16%" | Player
+! style="background:#003581;color:#f47937;" width="9%" | G
+! style="background:#003581;color:#f47937;" width="9%" | IP
+! style="background:#003581;color:#f47937;" width="9%" | W
+! style="background:#003581;color:#f47937;" width="9%" | L
+! style="background:#003581;color:#f47937;" width="9%" | ERA
+! style="background:#003581;color:#f47937;" width="9%" | SO
+|-align="center"
+| [[Grant Roberts]] || 4 || 7.0 || 0 || 0 || 11.57 || 6
 |}
@@ Line 641: / Line 654: @@
 |- align="center"
 | [[Derek Bell (baseball)|Derek Bell]] || 1 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 36.00 || 0
-|}
-====Other pitchers====
-''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
-{| class="wikitable sortable"
-|-
-! style="background:#003581;color:#f47937;" width="16%" | Player
-! style="background:#003581;color:#f47937;" width="9%" | G
-! style="background:#003581;color:#f47937;" width="9%" | IP
-! style="background:#003581;color:#f47937;" width="9%" | W
-! style="background:#003581;color:#f47937;" width="9%" | L
-! style="background:#003581;color:#f47937;" width="9%" | ERA
-! style="background:#003581;color:#f47937;" width="9%" | SO
-|-align="center"
-| [[Grant Roberts]] || 4 || 7.0 || 0 || 0 || 11.57 || 6
 |}
@@ Line 697: / Line 695: @@
 | 5 || October 26 || [[2000 New York Yankees season|Yankees]] || 2–4 || [[Mike Stanton (left-handed pitcher)|Stanton]] (2–0) || '''[[Al Leiter|Leiter]]''' (0–1) || [[Mariano Rivera|Rivera]] (2) || '''[[Shea Stadium]]''' || 55,292 || 4–1
 |-
+{{Game log section end}}
+{{Game log end}}
+=== Playoff rosters ===
+{{Game log start|style={{Baseball primary style|New York Mets}}; | title= Playoff rosters}}
+{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|New York Mets}};|title=National League Division Series}}
+| style="text-align:left" |
+*Pitchers: 49 [[Armando Benítez]] 27 [[Dennis Cook]] 45 [[John Franco]] 32 [[Mike Hampton]] 28 [[Bobby Jones (right-handed pitcher)|Bobby Jones]] 22 [[Al Leiter]] 35 [[Rick Reed (pitcher)|Rick Reed]] 48 [[Glendon Rusch]] 99 [[Turk Wendell]] 51 [[Rick White (baseball)|Rick White]]
+*Catchers: 31 [[Mike Piazza]] 7 [[Todd Pratt]]
+*Infielders: 20 [[Kurt Abbott]] 13 [[Edgardo Alfonzo]] 17 [[Mike Bordick]] 19 [[Lenny Harris]] 4 [[Robin Ventura]] 9 [[Todd Zeile]]
+*Outfielders: 50 [[Benny Agbayani]] 16 [[Derek Bell (baseball)|Derek Bell]] 18 [[Darryl Hamilton]] 47 [[Joe McEwing]] 44 [[Jay Payton]] 6 [[Timo Pérez]]
+|- valign="top"
+{{Game log section end}}
+{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|New York Mets}};|title=National League Championship Series}}
+| style="text-align:left" |
+*Pitchers: 49 [[Armando Benítez]] 27 [[Dennis Cook]] 45 [[John Franco]] 32 [[Mike Hampton]] 28 [[Bobby Jones (right-handed pitcher)|Bobby Jones]] 22 [[Al Leiter]] 35 [[Rick Reed (pitcher)|Rick Reed]] 48 [[Glendon Rusch]] 99 [[Turk Wendell]] 51 [[Rick White (baseball)|Rick White]]
+*Catchers: 31 [[Mike Piazza]]
+*Infielders: 20 [[Kurt Abbott]] 13 [[Edgardo Alfonzo]] 17 [[Mike Bordick]] 15 [[Matt Franco]] 19 [[Lenny Harris]] 4 [[Robin Ventura]] 9 [[Todd Zeile]]
+*Outfielders: 50 [[Benny Agbayani]] 18 [[Darryl Hamilton]] 47 [[Joe McEwing]] 44 [[Jay Payton]] 6 [[Timo Pérez]] 33 [[Bubba Trammell]]
+|- valign="top"
+{{Game log section end}}
+{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball secondary style|New York Mets}};|title=World Series}}
+| style="text-align:left" |
+*Pitchers: 49 [[Armando Benítez]] 27 [[Dennis Cook]] 45 [[John Franco]] 32 [[Mike Hampton]] 28 [[Bobby Jones (right-handed pitcher)|Bobby Jones]] 22 [[Al Leiter]] 35 [[Rick Reed (pitcher)|Rick Reed]] 48 [[Glendon Rusch]] 99 [[Turk Wendell]] 51 [[Rick White (baseball)|Rick White]]
+*Catchers: 31 [[Mike Piazza]] 7 [[Todd Pratt]]
+*Infielders: 20 [[Kurt Abbott]] 13 [[Edgardo Alfonzo]] 17 [[Mike Bordick]] 15 [[Matt Franco]] 19 [[Lenny Harris]] 4 [[Robin Ventura]] 9 [[Todd Zeile]]
+*Outfielders: 50 [[Benny Agbayani]] 18 [[Darryl Hamilton]] 47 [[Joe McEwing]] 44 [[Jay Payton]] 6 [[Timo Pérez]] 33 [[Bubba Trammell]]
+|- valign="top"
 {{Game log section end}}
 {{Game log end}}
@@ Line 729: / Line 755: @@
 [[Category:New York Mets seasons]]
+[[Category:National League Wild Card winner seasons]]
 [[Category:National League champion seasons]]
 [[Category:2000 Major League Baseball season|New York Mets]]
 [[Category:2000 in sports in New York City|New York Mets]]
 [[Category:2000s in Queens]]
-[[Category:Shea Stadium]]

v t e National League champions
1870s	1876: Chicago White Stockings 1877: Boston Red Caps 1878: Boston Red Caps 1879: Providence Grays
1880s	1880: Chicago White Stockings 1881: Chicago White Stockings 1882: Chicago White Stockings 1883: Boston Beaneaters 1884: Providence Grays 1885: Chicago White Stockings 1886: Chicago White Stockings 1887: Detroit Wolverines 1888: New York Giants 1889: New York Giants
1890s	1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1891: Boston Beaneaters 1892: Boston Beaneaters 1893: Boston Beaneaters 1894: Baltimore Orioles 1895: Baltimore Orioles 1896: Baltimore Orioles 1897: Boston Beaneaters 1898: Boston Beaneaters 1899: Brooklyn Superbas
1900s	1900: Brooklyn Superbas 1901: Pittsburgh Pirates 1902: Pittsburgh Pirates 1903: Pittsburgh Pirates 1904: New York Giants 1905: New York Giants 1906: Chicago Cubs 1907: Chicago Cubs 1908: Chicago Cubs 1909: Pittsburgh Pirates
1910s	1910: Chicago Cubs 1911: New York Giants 1912: New York Giants 1913: New York Giants 1914: Boston Braves 1915: Philadelphia Phillies 1916: Brooklyn Robins 1917: New York Giants 1918: Chicago Cubs 1919: Cincinnati Reds
1920s	1920: Brooklyn Robins 1921: New York Giants 1922: New York Giants 1923: New York Giants 1924: New York Giants 1925: Pittsburgh Pirates 1926: St. Louis Cardinals 1927: Pittsburgh Pirates 1928: St. Louis Cardinals 1929: Chicago Cubs
1930s	1930: St. Louis Cardinals 1931: St. Louis Cardinals 1932: Chicago Cubs 1933: New York Giants 1934: St. Louis Cardinals 1935: Chicago Cubs 1936: New York Giants 1937: New York Giants 1938: Chicago Cubs 1939: Cincinnati Reds
1940s	1940: Cincinnati Reds 1941: Brooklyn Dodgers 1942: St. Louis Cardinals 1943: St. Louis Cardinals 1944: St. Louis Cardinals 1945: Chicago Cubs 1946: St. Louis Cardinals 1947: Brooklyn Dodgers 1948: Boston Braves 1949: Brooklyn Dodgers
1950s	1950: Philadelphia Phillies 1951: New York Giants 1952: Brooklyn Dodgers 1953: Brooklyn Dodgers 1954: New York Giants 1955: Brooklyn Dodgers 1956: Brooklyn Dodgers 1957: Milwaukee Braves 1958: Milwaukee Braves 1959: Los Angeles Dodgers
1960s	1960: Pittsburgh Pirates 1961: Cincinnati Reds 1962: San Francisco Giants 1963: Los Angeles Dodgers 1964: St. Louis Cardinals 1965: Los Angeles Dodgers 1966: Los Angeles Dodgers 1967: St. Louis Cardinals 1968: St. Louis Cardinals 1969: New York Mets
1970s	1970: Cincinnati Reds 1971: Pittsburgh Pirates 1972: Cincinnati Reds 1973: New York Mets 1974: Los Angeles Dodgers 1975: Cincinnati Reds 1976: Cincinnati Reds 1977: Los Angeles Dodgers 1978: Los Angeles Dodgers 1979: Pittsburgh Pirates
1980s	1980: Philadelphia Phillies 1981: Los Angeles Dodgers 1982: St. Louis Cardinals 1983: Philadelphia Phillies 1984: San Diego Padres 1985: St. Louis Cardinals 1986: New York Mets 1987: St. Louis Cardinals 1988: Los Angeles Dodgers 1989: San Francisco Giants
1990s	1990: Cincinnati Reds 1991: Atlanta Braves 1992: Atlanta Braves 1993: Philadelphia Phillies 1994: No champion 1995: Atlanta Braves 1996: Atlanta Braves 1997: Florida Marlins 1998: San Diego Padres 1999: Atlanta Braves
2000s	2000: New York Mets 2001: Arizona Diamondbacks 2002: San Francisco Giants 2003: Florida Marlins 2004: St. Louis Cardinals 2005: Houston Astros 2006: St. Louis Cardinals 2007: Colorado Rockies 2008: Philadelphia Phillies 2009: Philadelphia Phillies
2010s	2010: San Francisco Giants 2011: St. Louis Cardinals 2012: San Francisco Giants 2013: St. Louis Cardinals 2014: San Francisco Giants 2015: New York Mets 2016: Chicago Cubs 2017: Los Angeles Dodgers 2018: Los Angeles Dodgers 2019: Washington Nationals
2020s	2020: Los Angeles Dodgers 2021: Atlanta Braves 2022: Philadelphia Phillies 2023: Arizona Diamondbacks 2024: Los Angeles Dodgers

v t e National League Wild Card teams
1990s	1995: Colorado Rockies 1996: Los Angeles Dodgers 1997: Florida Marlins 1998: Chicago Cubs 1999: New York Mets
2000s	2000: New York Mets 2001: St. Louis Cardinals 2002: San Francisco Giants 2003: Florida Marlins 2004: Houston Astros 2005: Houston Astros 2006: Los Angeles Dodgers 2007: Colorado Rockies 2008: Milwaukee Brewers 2009: Colorado Rockies
2010s	2010: Atlanta Braves 2011: St. Louis Cardinals 2012: Atlanta Braves & St. Louis Cardinals 2013: Cincinnati Reds & Pittsburgh Pirates 2014: Pittsburgh Pirates & San Francisco Giants 2015: Chicago Cubs & Pittsburgh Pirates 2016: New York Mets & San Francisco Giants 2017: Arizona Diamondbacks & Colorado Rockies 2018: Chicago Cubs & Colorado Rockies 2019: Milwaukee Brewers & Washington Nationals
2020s	2020: Cincinnati Reds & Milwaukee Brewers 2021: Los Angeles Dodgers & St. Louis Cardinals 2022: New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies & San Diego Padres 2023: Arizona Diamondbacks, Miami Marlins & Philadelphia Phillies 2024: Atlanta Braves, New York Mets & San Diego Padres