2026 New York Mets season

The 2026 New York Mets season will be the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to improve on their 83–79 record from 2025 and make the postseason for the third time in five seasons.

Season standings

National League East

National League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Record vs. National League

Record vs. American League

Offseason

Transactions

2025

• November 4 – acquired right-handed relief pitcher Joey Gerber from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash considerations.
• November 6 – claimed center fielder and second baseman Ji-hwan Bae off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Mets also claimed left-handed relief pitcher José Castillo off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
• November 24 – acquired infielder Marcus Semien from the Texas Rangers in exchange for outfielder Brandon Nimmo and cash considerations.
• December 3 – signed right-handed relief pitcher Devin Williams to a three-year, $51 million contract.
• December 5 – claimed right-handed reliever Cooper Criswell off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
• December 16 – signed infielder and designated hitter Jorge Polanco to a two-year, $40 million contract.
• December 17 – claimed catcher Drew Romo off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
• December 22 – signed right-handed relief pitcher Luke Weaver to a two-year, $22 million contract. The Mets also traded infielder Jeff McNeil and cash considerations to the Athletics for minor league pitcher Yordan Rodriguez.

2026

• January 16 – claimed infielder Tsung-Che Cheng off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays.
• January 20 – signed infielder Bo Bichette to a three-year, $126 million contract including a player option after the 2027 and 2028 seasons. The Mets also acquired center fielder Luis Robert Jr. from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Luisangel Acuña and minor league prospect Truman Pauley.
• January 21 – signed right-handed relief pitcher Luis García to a one-year, $1.75 million contract. The Mets also acquired right-handed starting pitcher Freddy Peralta and right-hander Tobias Myers from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for prospect Jett Williams and right-hander Brandon Sproat.
• January 22 – acquired infielder Vidal Bruján from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for cash considerations.
• February 10 – acquired left-handed relief pitcher Bryan Hudson from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for cash considerations.
• February 12 – signed left fielder MJ Melendez to a one-year, $1.5 million contract.
• February 15 – claimed catcher Ben Rortvedt off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Regular season

March-April

On March 26, the Mets opened up with an 11–7 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and tied for second most run scored on Opening Day in Mets history. On March 28, the Mets and Pirates were both held scoreless in the ninth and each scored a run in the tenth; while the Pirates did take a 2–1 lead in the middle of the 11th, Luis Robert Jr. hit a walk-off home run to give the Mets the 4–2 victory, winning their first series of the year. However, the Mets lost their series finale to the Pirates on March 29 in their second consecutive extra innings game. While the Mets won their first game against the Cardinals, they dropped their next two to fall to 3-3, scoring just one run in their two losses.

Game log

Regular season

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || March 26 || Pirates || 11–7 || Peralta (1–0) || Skenes (0–1) || – || Citi Field (41,449) || 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || March 28 || Pirates || 4–2 || Lovelady (1–0) || Barco (0–1) || – || Citi Field (37,183) || 2–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || March 29 || Pirates || 3–4 || Santana (1–0)||Lovelady (1–1)|| – || Citi Field (36,940) || 2–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || March 30 || @ Cardinals || 4–2 || Holmes (1–0) || Leahy (0–1) || Williams (1) || Busch Stadium (21,307) || 3–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || March 31 || @ Cardinals || 0–3 || Pallante (1–0) || Senga (0–1) || O'Brien (1) || Busch Stadium (22,823) || 3–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 1 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 || Graceffo (1–0) || Myers (0–1) || ― || Busch Stadium (21,684) || 3–3 |- style="background:#;" | 7 || April 2 || @ Giants || – || (–) || (–) || – || Oracle Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 8 || April 3 || @ Giants || – || (–) || (–) || – || Oracle Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 9 || April 4 || @ Giants || – || (–) || (–) || – || Oracle Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 10 || April 5 || @ Giants || – || (–) || (–) || – || Oracle Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 11 || April 7 || Diamondbacks || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 12 || April 8 || Diamondbacks || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 13 || April 9 || Diamondbacks || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 14 || April 10 || Athletics || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 15 || April 11 || Athletics || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 16 || April 12 || Athletics || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 17 || April 13 || @ Dodgers || – || (–) || (–) || – || Dodger Stadium () || – |- style="background:#;" | 18 || April 14 || @ Dodgers || – || (–) || (–) || – || Dodger Stadium () || – |- style="background:#;" | 19 || April 15 || @ Dodgers || – || (–) || (–) || – || Dodger Stadium () || – |- style="background:#;" | 20 || April 17 || @ Cubs || – || (–) || (–) || – || Wrigley Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 21 || April 18 || @ Cubs || – || (–) || (–) || – || Wrigley Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 22 || April 19 || @ Cubs || – || (–) || (–) || – || Wrigley Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 23 || April 21 || Twins || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 24 || April 22 || Twins || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 25 || April 23 || Twins || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 26 || April 24 || Rockies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 27 || April 25 || Rockies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 28 || April 26 || Rockies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 29 || April 28 || Nationals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 30 || April 29 || Nationals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 31 || April 30 || Nationals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || –

|- style="background:#;" | 32 || May 1 || @ Angels || – || (–) || (–) || – || Angel Stadium () || – |- style="background:#;" | 33 || May 2 || @ Angels || – || (–) || (–) || – || Angel Stadium () || – |- style="background:#;" | 34 || May 3 || @ Angels || – || (–) || (–) || – || Angel Stadium () || – |- style="background:#;" | 35 || May 4 || @ Rockies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Coors Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 36 || May 5 || @ Rockies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Coors Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 37 || May 6 || @ Rockies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Coors Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 38 || May 8 || @ Diamondbacks || – || (–) || (–) || – || Chase Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 39 || May 9 || @ Diamondbacks || – || (–) || (–) || – || Chase Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 40 || May 10 || @ Diamondbacks || – || (–) || (–) || – || Chase Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 41 || May 12 || Tigers || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 42 || May 13 || Tigers || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 43 || May 14 || Tigers || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 44 || May 15 || Yankees || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 45 || May 16 || Yankees || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 46 || May 17 || Yankees || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 47 || May 18 || @ Nationals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Nationals Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 48 || May 19 || @ Nationals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Nationals Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 49 || May 20 || @ Nationals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Nationals Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 50 || May 21 || @ Nationals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Nationals Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 51 || May 22 || @ Marlins || – || (–) || (–) || – || LoanDepot Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 52 || May 23 || @ Marlins || – || (–) || (–) || – || LoanDepot Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 53 || May 24 || @ Marlins || – || (–) || (–) || – || LoanDepot Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 54 || May 25 || Reds || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 55 || May 26 || Reds || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 56 || May 27 || Reds || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 57 || May 29 || Marlins || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 58 || May 30 || Marlins || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 59 || May 31 || Marlins || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || –

|- style="background:#;" | 60 || June 1 || @ Mariners || – || (–) || (–) || – || T-Mobile Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 61 || June 2 || @ Mariners || – || (–) || (–) || – || T-Mobile Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 62 || June 3 || @ Mariners || – || (–) || (–) || – || T-Mobile Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 63 || June 5 || @ Padres || – || (–) || (–) || – || Petco Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 64 || June 6 || @ Padres || – || (–) || (–) || – || Petco Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 65 || June 7 || @ Padres || – || (–) || (–) || – || Petco Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 66 || June 9 || Cardinals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 67 || June 10 || Cardinals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 68 || June 11 || Cardinals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 69 || June 12 || Braves || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 70 || June 13 || Braves || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 71 || June 14 || Braves || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 72 || June 15 || @ Reds || – || (–) || (–) || – || Great American Ball Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 73 || June 16 || @ Reds || – || (–) || (–) || – || Great American Ball Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 74 || June 17 || @ Reds || – || (–) || (–) || – || Great American Ball Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 75 || June 18 || @ Phillies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citizens Bank Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 76 || June 20 || @ Phillies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citizens Bank Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 77 || June 21 || @ Phillies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citizens Bank Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 78 || June 22 || Cubs || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 79 || June 23 || Cubs || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 80 || June 24 || Cubs || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 81 || June 25 || Cubs || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 82 || June 26 || Phillies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 83 || June 27 || Phillies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 84 || June 28 || Phillies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 85 || June 29 || @ Blue Jays || – || (–) || (–) || – || Rogers Centre () || – |- style="background:#;" | 86 || June 30 || @ Blue Jays || – || (–) || (–) || – || Rogers Centre () || –

|- style="background:#;" | 87 || July 1 || @ Blue Jays || – || (–) || (–) || – || Rogers Centre () || – |- style="background:#;" | 88 || July 3 || @ Braves || – || (–) || (–) || – || Truist Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 89 || July 4 || @ Braves || – || (–) || (–) || – || Truist Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 90 || July 5 || @ Braves || – || (–) || (–) || – || Truist Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 91 || July 6 || @ Braves || – || (–) || (–) || – || Truist Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 92 || July 7 || Royals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 93 || July 8 || Royals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 94 || July 9 || Royals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 95 || July 10 || Red Sox || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 96 || July 11 || Red Sox || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 97 || July 12 || Red Sox || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |-style=background:#bff |colspan="10"|96th All-Star Game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |- style="background:#;" | 98 || July 17 || @ Phillies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citizens Bank Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 99 || July 18 || @ Phillies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citizens Bank Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 100 || July 19 || @ Phillies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citizens Bank Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 101 || July 20 || @ Brewers || – || (–) || (–) || – || American Family Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 102 || July 21 || @ Brewers || – || (–) || (–) || – || American Family Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 103 || July 22 || @ Brewers || – || (–) || (–) || – || American Family Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 104 || July 24 || Dodgers || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 105 || July 25 || Dodgers || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 106 || July 26 || Dodgers || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 107 || July 27 || Braves || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 108 || July 28 || Braves || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 109 || July 29 || Braves || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 110 || July 30 || Marlins || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 111 || July 31 || Marlins || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || –

|- style="background:#;" | 112 || August 1 || Marlins || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 113 || August 2 || Marlins || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 114 || August 4 || @ Guardians || – || (–) || (–) || – || Progressive Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 115 || August 5 || @ Guardians || – || (–) || (–) || – || Progressive Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 116 || August 6 || @ Guardians || – || (–) || (–) || – || Progressive Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 117 || August 7 || @ Pirates || – || (–) || (–) || – || PNC Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 118 || August 8 || @ Pirates || – || (–) || (–) || – || PNC Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 119 || August 9 || @ Pirates || – || (–) || (–) || – || PNC Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 120 || August 10 || @ Braves || – || (–) || (–) || – || Truist Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 121 || August 11 || @ Braves || – || (–) || (–) || – || Truist Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 122 || August 12 || @ Braves || – || (–) || (–) || – || Truist Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 123 || August 14 || Nationals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 124 || August 15 || Nationals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 125 || August 16 || Nationals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 126 || August 17 || Padres || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 127 || August 18 || Padres || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 128 || August 19 || Padres || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 129 || August 21 || @ White Sox || – || (–) || (–) || – || Rate Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 130 || August 22 || @ White Sox || – || (–) || (–) || – || Rate Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 131 || August 23 || @ White Sox || – || (–) || (–) || – || Rate Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 132 || August 25 || Brewers || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 133 || August 26 || Brewers || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 134 || August 27 || Brewers || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 135 || August 28 || Astros || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 136 || August 29 || Astros || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 137 || August 30 || Astros || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 138 || August 31 || @ Rays || – || (–) || (–) || – || Tropicana Field () || – |-

|- style="background:#;" | 139 || September 1 || @ Rays || – || (–) || (–) || – || Tropicana Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 140 || September 2 || @ Rays || – || (–) || (–) || – || Tropicana Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 141 || September 4 || Giants || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 142 || September 5 || Giants || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 143 || September 6 || Giants || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 144 || September 7 || @ Marlins || – || (–) || (–) || – || LoanDepot Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 145 || September 8 || @ Marlins || – || (–) || (–) || – || LoanDepot Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 146 || September 9 || @ Marlins || – || (–) || (–) || – || LoanDepot Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 147 || September 11 || @ Yankees || – || (–) || (–) || – || Yankee Stadium () || – |- style="background:#;" | 148 || September 12 || @ Yankees || – || (–) || (–) || – || Yankee Stadium () || – |- style="background:#;" | 149 || September 13 || @ Yankees || – || (–) || (–) || – || Yankee Stadium () || – |- style="background:#;" | 150 || September 14 || Orioles || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 151 || September 15 || Orioles || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 152 || September 16 || Orioles || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 153 || September 17 || Phillies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 154 || September 18 || Phillies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 155 || September 19 || Phillies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 156 || September 20 || Phillies || – || (–) || (–) || – || Citi Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 157 || September 22 || @ Rangers || – || (–) || (–) || – || Globe Life Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 158 || September 23 || @ Rangers || – || (–) || (–) || – || Globe Life Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 159 || September 24 || @ Rangers || – || (–) || (–) || – || Globe Life Field () || – |- style="background:#;" | 160 || September 25 || @ Nationals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Nationals Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 161 || September 26 || @ Nationals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Nationals Park () || – |- style="background:#;" | 162 || September 27 || @ Nationals || – || (–) || (–) || – || Nationals Park () || –

Current roster

Farm system

Notes

References

External links

• 2026 New York Mets season at Baseball Reference