# 2023 New York Mets season

The 2023 New York Mets season was the franchise's 62nd season in Major League Baseball, their 15th at Citi Field, and their third under majority owner Steve Cohen.
The Mets entered the 2023 season with high expectations after finishing the 2022 season with a 101–61 record. However, the season was a major disappointment with injuries to key players, poor performances from players such as Starling Marte, Max Scherzer, and Jeff McNeil, and controversy within the organization and around players. The Mets fell below .500 in early June and became sellers on the August 1st trade deadline. On September 21, the Mets sealed their fifth losing season in seven years when they suffered their 82nd loss of the year, 5–4, to the Philadelphia Phillies. In doing so, New York became the fourth team in Major League history to suffer a losing season one year after winning 100+ games, joining the 1986 Cardinals, the 1971 Reds, and the 1932 Cardinals.
On the following day, September 22, the Mets were eliminated from playoff contention for the sixth time in seven seasons. The Mets finished the regular season 75–87, giving them a fourth-place finish. On October 1, the Mets announced one year after Buck Showalter won NL Manager of the Year, that they had fired Showalter as manager following the season. On October 5, Billy Eppler would resign as their general manager.

## Offseason
### Rule changes

Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes will be in place for the 2023 season:
* 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 (increased to 18-inch squares);

### 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 (a deal worth up to $15 million if he exercises that option).
* 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.

#### 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 (actual value is closer to $1.2 million).
* 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.

## Game log
### Regular season

Legend :
| Mets Win | Mets Loss | Game Postponed | Eliminated from playoff race |
| Bold = Mets team member ||||
2023 Game Log Overall: 75–87 (Home: 43–38; Away: 32–49) :
March/April: 15–12 (Home: 5–5; Away: 10–7)
#DateOpponentBox ScoreWinLossSaveLocation (Attendance)Record
1March 30@ Marlins5–3Scherzer (1–0)Scott (0–1)Robertson (1)LoanDepot Park (31,397)1–0
2March 31@ Marlins1–2Luzardo (1–0)Peterson (0–1)Puk (1)LoanDepot Park (14,797)1–1
3April 1@ Marlins6–2Megill (1–0)Nardi (0–1)—LoanDepot Park (14,695)2–1
4April 2@ Marlins5–1Senga (1–0)Rogers (0–1)—LoanDepot Park (18,322)3–1
5April 3@ Brewers0–10Peralta (1–0)Carrasco (0–1)Wilson (1)American Family Field (42,017)3–2
6April 4@ Brewers0–9Miley (1–0)Scherzer (1–1)—American Family Field (19,412)3–3
7April 5@ Brewers6–7Williams (1–0)Ottavino (0–1)—American Family Field (18,387)3–4
8April 7Marlins9–3Megill (2–0)Cabrera (0–1)—Citi Field (43,590)4–4
9April 8Marlins5–2Senga (2–0)Rogers (0–2)Robertson (2)Citi Field (42,306)5–4
10April 9Marlins2–7Scott (1–1)Carrasco (0–2)—Citi Field (33,697)5–5
11April 10Padres5–0Scherzer (2–1)Darvish (0–1)—Citi Field (30,244)6–5
12April 11Padres2–4Weathers (1–0)Peterson (0–2)Hader (4)Citi Field (30,769)6–6
13April 12Padres5–2Megill (3–0)Snell (0–2)Ottavino (1)Citi Field (34,876)7–6
14April 14@ Athletics17–6Santana (1–0)Kaprielian (0–2)—Oakland Coliseum (11,102)8–6
15April 15@ Athletics3–2Smith (1–0)Fujinami (0–3)Robertson (3)Oakland Coliseum (12,967)9–6
16April 16@ Athletics4–3 (10)Yacabonis (1–0)Moll (0–2)Robertson (4)Oakland Coliseum (17,645)10–6
17April 17@ Dodgers8–6Peterson (1–2)Vesia (0–1)Ottavino (2)Dodger Stadium (50,313)11–6
18April 18@ Dodgers0–5Kershaw (3–1)Megill (3–1)—Dodger Stadium (46,884)11–7
19April 19@ Dodgers5–3Yacabonis (2–0)Syndergaard (0–3)Ottavino (3)Dodger Stadium (43,990)12–7
20April 20@ Giants9–4Senga (3–0)Manaea (0–1)—Oracle Park (24,452)13–7
21April 21@ Giants7–0Lucchesi (1–0)DeSclafani (1–1)—Oracle Park (27,551)14–7
22April 22@ Giants4–7Webb (1–4)Peterson (1–3)—Oracle Park (29,912)14–8
23April 23@ Giants4–5Alexander (2–0)Smith (1–1)Doval (2)Oracle Park (27,721)14–9
24April 25Nationals0–5Gray (1–4)Butto (0–1)Thompson (1)Citi Field (20,507)14–10
25April 26Nationals1–4Gore (3–1)Senga (3–1)Finnegan (5)Citi Field (20,191)14–11
26April 27Nationals9–8Robertson (1–0)Thompson (2–2)—Citi Field (20,726)15–11
27April 28Braves0–4 (5)Fried (2–0)Peterson (1–4)—Citi Field (29,240)15–12
—April 29BravesPostponed (inclement weather); rescheduled for August 12
—April 30BravesPostponed (inclement weather); rescheduled for May 1 :
May: 14–15 (Home: 9–4; Away: 5–11)
#DateOpponentBox ScoreWinLossSaveLocation (Attendance)Record
28May 1 (1)Braves8–9Strider (4–0)Reyes (0–1)Minter (6)Citi Field (see 2nd game)15–13
29May 1 (2)Braves5–3Smith (2–1)Morton (3–3)Robertson (5)Citi Field (27,603)16–13
—May 2@ TigersPostponed (inclement weather); rescheduled for May 3
30May 3 (1)@ Tigers5–6Alexander (1–0)Ottavino (0–2)Lange (4)Comerica Park (11,363)16–14
31May 3 (2)@ Tigers1–8Lorenzen (1–1)Scherzer (2–2)—Comerica Park (16,734)16–15
32May 4@ Tigers0–2Rodríguez (3–2)Verlander (0–1)Lange (5)Comerica Park (18,369)16–16
33May 5Rockies1–0Senga (4–1)Senzatela (0–1)Ottavino (4)Citi Field (25,854)17–16
34May 6Rockies2–5Gomber (3–4)Megill (3–2)Johnson (5)Citi Field (35,692)17–17
35May 7Rockies6–13Suter (1–0)Yacabonis (2–1)—Citi Field (36,501)17–18
36May 9@ Reds6–7Weaver (1–2)Peterson (1–5)Díaz (7)Great American Ball Park (14,065)17–19
37May 10@ Reds2–1Verlander (1–1)Greene (0–3)Robertson (6)Great American Ball Park (14,515)18–19
38May 11@ Reds0–5Lively (1–0)Senga (4–2)Herget (1)Great American Ball Park (14,855)18–20
39May 12@ Nationals3–2Megill (4–2)Edwards Jr. (1–2)Smith (1)Nationals Park (31,904)19–20
—May 13@ NationalsSuspended (inclement weather); resuming May 14
40May 14 (1)@ Nationals2–3Harvey (2–0)Leone (0–1)Finnegan (8)Nationals Park (24,336)19–21
41May 14 (2)@ Nationals8–2Scherzer (3–2)Irvin (1–1)—Nationals Park (21,507)20–21
42May 15@ Nationals3–10Corbin (2–5)Peterson (1–6)—Nationals Park (15,220)20–22
43May 16Rays5–8Chirinos (2–1)Verlander (1–2)—Citi Field (28,296)20–23
44May 17Rays8–7 (10)Robertson (1–0)Fairbanks (0–1)—Citi Field (29,695)21–23
45May 18Rays3–2Megill (5–2)Littell (0–1)Robertson (7)Citi Field (29,946)22–23
46May 19Guardians10–9 (10)Smith (3–1)Clase (1–4)—Citi Field (35,010)23–23
—May 20GuardiansPostponed (inclement weather); rescheduled for May 21
47May 21 (1)Guardians5–4Robertson (2–0)Stephan (2–2)—Citi Field (39,995)24–23
48May 21 (2)Guardians2–1Verlander (2–2)Bieber (3–3)Raley (1)Citi Field (29,862)25–23
49May 23@ Cubs2–7Smyly (5–1)Megill (5–3)—Wrigley Field (35,958)25–24
50May 24@ Cubs2–4Stroman (4–4)Senga (4–3)Leiter Jr. (2)Wrigley Field (33,636)25–25
51May 25@ Cubs10–1Carrasco (1–2)Hendricks (0–1)—Wrigley Field (35,446)26–25
52May 26@ Rockies5–2Scherzer (4–2)Seabold (1–2)Ottavino (5)Coors Field (30,288)27–25
53May 27@ Rockies7–10Lawrence (2–2)Brigham (0–1)Johnson (11)Coors Field (36,874)27–26
54May 28@ Rockies10–11Lambert (1–1)Nogosek (0–1)—Coors Field (47,471)27–27
55May 30Phillies2–0Senga (5–3)Suárez (0–2)Robertson (8)Citi Field (36,236)28–27
56May 31Phillies4–1Carrasco (2–2)Nola (4–4)Robertson (9)Citi Field (39,641)29–27 :
June: 7–19 (Home: 4–10; Away: 3–9)
#DateOpponentBox ScoreWinLossSaveLocation (Attendance)Record
57June 1Phillies4–2Scherzer (5–2)Walker (4–3)Smith (2)Citi Field (38,302)30–27
58June 2Blue Jays0–3Bassitt (6–4)Verlander (2–3)Romano (14)Citi Field (42,637)30–28
59June 3Blue Jays1–2Pearson (2–0)Robertson (2–1)Swanson (1)Citi Field (37,704)30–29
60June 4Blue Jays4–6Pearson (3–0)Leone (0–2)Romano (15)Citi Field (42,169)30–30
61June 6@ Braves4–6Elder (4–0)Smith (3–2)Iglesias (8)Truist Park (37,365)30–31
62June 7@ Braves5–7Anderson (4–0)Raley (1–1)Minter (8)Truist Park (40,178)30–32
63June 8@ Braves10–13 (10)Iglesias (2–2)Hunter (0–1)—Truist Park (39,347)30–33
64June 9@ Pirates7–14Hill (6–5)Megill (5–4)—PNC Park (29,429)30–34
65June 10@ Pirates5–1Senga (6–3)Oviedo (3–5)—PNC Park (35,290)31–34
66June 11@ Pirates1–2Keller (8–2)Carrasco (2–3)Bednar (14)PNC Park (26,770)31–35
67June 13Yankees6–7Marinaccio (3–3)Walker (0–1)King (4)Citi Field (43,707)31–36
68June 14Yankees4–3 (10)Leone (1–2)Abreu (2–2)—Citi Field (44,121)32–36
69June 16Cardinals6–1Megill (6–4)Mikolas (4–4)—Citi Field (33,948)33–36
70June 17Cardinals3–5Wainwright (3–1)Senga (6–4)Hicks (1)Citi Field (39,143)33–37
71June 18Cardinals7–8VerHagen (4–0)Ottavino (0–3)Hicks (2)Citi Field (43,110)33–38
72June 19@ Astros11–1Scherzer (6–2)Brown (6–4)—Minute Maid Park (33,185)34–38
73June 20@ Astros2–4Valdez (7–5)Verlander (2–4)Pressly (13)Minute Maid Park (34,606)34–39
74June 21@ Astros8–10Maton (1–2)Leone (1–3)Pressly (14)Minute Maid Park (38,279)34–40
75June 23@ Phillies1–5Walker (8–3)Senga (6–5)—Citizens Bank Park (35,093)34–41
76June 24@ Phillies4–2Scherzer (7–2)Sánchez (0–1)Robertson (10)Citizens Bank Park (43,586)35–41
77June 25@ Phillies6–7Hoffman (1–1)Brigham (0–2)Kimbrel (11)Citizens Bank Park (42,901)35–42
78June 26Brewers1–2Rea (4–4)Smith (3–3)Williams (14)Citi Field (34,384)35–43
79June 27Brewers7–2Peterson (2–6)Teherán (2–3)—Citi Field (35,295)36–43
80June 28Brewers2–5Wilson (3–0)Hartwig (0–1)Williams (15)Citi Field (28,440)36–44
81June 29Brewers2–3Houser (3–2)McFarland (0–1)Williams (16)Citi Field (30,282)36–45
82June 30Giants4–5Manaea (3–3)Robertson (2–2)Doval (24)Citi Field (30,116)36–46 :
July: 14–9 (Home: 8–4; Away: 6–5)
#DateOpponentBox ScoreWinLossSaveLocation (Attendance)Record
83July 1Giants4–1Verlander (3–4)DeSclafani (4–8)Ottavino (6)Citi Field (34,887)37–46
84July 2Giants8–4Hartwig (1–1)Wood (3–3)—Citi Field (28,473)38–46
85July 4@ Diamondbacks8–5Scherzer (8–2)Castro (4–3)Robertson (11)Chase Field (41,670)39–46
86July 5@ Diamondbacks2–1Senga (7–5)Chafin (2–2)Robertson (12)Chase Field (18,152)40–46
87July 6@ Diamondbacks9–0Carrasco (3–3)Nelson (5–5)—Chase Field (18,514)41–46
88July 7@ Padres7–5 (10)Smith (4–3)Cosgrove (1–2)—Petco Park (42,712)42–46
89July 8@ Padres1–3Snell (6–7)Peterson (2–7)Hader (21)Petco Park (42,647)42–47
90July 9@ Padres2–6Musgrove (8–2)Scherzer (8–3)—Petco Park (42,745)42–48
93rd All-Star Game in Seattle, Washington
91July 14Dodgers0–6Urías (7–5)Verlander (3–5)—Citi Field (40,503)42–49
92July 15Dodgers1–5Graterol (3–2)Ottavino (0–4)—Citi Field (38,225)42–50
93July 16Dodgers2–1 (10)Robertson (4–2)Robertson (0–1)—Citi Field (34,805)43–50
94July 18White Sox11–10Hartwig (2–1)Giolito (6–6)Robertson (13)Citi Field (37,109)44–50
95July 19White Sox5–1Verlander (4–5)Toussaint (0–3)—Citi Field (34,873)45–50
96July 20White Sox2–6Kopech (4–8)Quintana (0–1)—Citi Field (34,751)45–51
—July 21@ Red SoxSuspended (rain); resuming July 22
97July 22 (1)@ Red Sox5–4Hartwig (3–1)Crawford (4–5)Robertson (14)Fenway Park (37,035)46–51
98July 22 (2)@ Red Sox6–8Paxton (6–2)Scherzer (8–4)Jansen (21)Fenway Park (36,505)46–52
99July 23@ Red Sox1–6Murphy (1–0)Carrasco (3–4)—Fenway Park (35,619)46–53
100July 25@ Yankees9–3Verlander (5–5)Germán (5–7)—Yankee Stadium (46,540)47–53
101July 26@ Yankees1–3Rodón (1–3)Quintana (0–2)Holmes (14)Yankee Stadium (46,761)47–54
102July 27Nationals2–1Peterson (3–7)Thompson (3–4)Raley (2)Citi Field (32,834)48–54
103July 28Nationals5–1Scherzer (9–4)Gore (6–8)—Citi Field (25,385)49–54
104July 29Nationals6–11Corbin (7–11)Carrasco (3–5)—Citi Field (30,858)49–55
105July 30Nationals5–2Verlander (6–5)Williams (5–6)Raley (3)Citi Field (33,861)50–55 :
August: 11–18 (Home: 7–9; Away: 4–9)
#DateOpponentBox ScoreWinLossSaveLocation (Attendance)Record
106August 1@ Royals6–7 (10)Hernández (1–6)Raley (0–2)—Kauffman Stadium (16,140)50–56
107August 2@ Royals0–4Ragans (3–3)Senga (7–6)—Kauffman Stadium (13,630)50–57
108August 3@ Royals2–9Singer (7–8)Carrasco (3–6)—Kauffman Stadium (11,926)50–58
109August 4@ Orioles3–10Baumann (9–0)Bickford (2–4)—Camden Yards (29,550)50–59
110August 5@ Orioles3–7Gibson (11–6)Megill (6–5)—Camden Yards (44,326)50–60
111August 6@ Orioles0–2Pérez (4–1)Quintana (0–3)Bautista (30)Camden Yards (27,100)50–61
112August 7Cubs11–2Senga (8–6)Smyly (8–8)—Citi Field (29,070)51–61
113August 8Cubs2–3Taillon (7–6)Smith (4–4)Alzolay (15)Citi Field (29,640)51–62
114August 9Cubs4–3Hartwig (4–1)Wesneski (2–4)Bickford (1)Citi Field (37,527)52–62
115August 11Braves0–7Morton (11–10)Megill (6–6)—Citi Field (37,339)52–63
116August 12 (1)Braves3–21Winans (1–0)Reyes (0–2)—Citi Field (39,859)52–64
117August 12 (2)Braves0–6Strider (13–4)Quintana (0–4)—Citi Field (30,254)52–65
118August 13Braves7–6Senga (9–6)Chirinos (5–5)Ottavino (7)Citi Field (30,338)53–65
119August 14Pirates7–2Miller (1–0)Priester (2–2)—Citi Field (23,151)54–65
120August 15Pirates4–7Selby (1–0)Butto (0–2)Bednar (25)Citi Field (35,439)54–66
121August 16Pirates8–3Megill (7–6)Oviedo (6–13)—Citi Field (30,049)55–66
122August 17@ Cardinals4–2Quintana (1–4)Wainwright (3–8)Gott (1)Busch Stadium (36,155)56–66
123August 18@ Cardinals7–1Lucchesi (2–0)Thompson (2–5)—Busch Stadium (42,076)57–66
124August 19@ Cardinals13–2Senga (10–6)Mikolas (6–9)—Busch Stadium (40,303)58–66
125August 20@ Cardinals3–7Hudson (5–0)Carrasco (3–7)—Busch Stadium (37,470)58–67
126August 21@ Braves10–4Bickford (3–4)Winans (1–1)—Truist Park (33,216)59–67
127August 22@ Braves2–3Elder (10–4)Megill (7–7)Iglesias (25)Truist Park (36,841)59–68
128August 23@ Braves0–7Morton (13–10)Quintana (1–5)—Truist Park (35,674)59–69
129August 25Angels1–3Sandoval (7–10)Senga (10–7)Estévez (27)Citi Field (38,271)59–70
130August 26Angels3–5Loup (2–2)Carrasco (3–8)Estévez (28)Citi Field (35,890)59–71
131August 27Angels3–2Ottavino (1–4)López (2–7)—Citi Field (38,341)60–71
132August 28Rangers3–4Pérez (9–4)Gott (0–4)Leclerc (2)Citi Field (21,696)60–72
133August 29Rangers1–2Stratton (2–1)Smith (4–5)Chapman (4)Citi Field (29,353)60–73
134August 30Rangers6–5 (10)Brigham (1–2)Chapman (5–3)—Citi Field (23,849)61–73 :
September/October: 14–14 (Home: 10–7; Away: 4–7)
#DateOpponentBox ScoreWinLossSaveLocation (Attendance)Record
135September 1Mariners2–1Bickford (4–4)Muñoz (3–6)Smith (3)Citi Field (33,340)62–73
136September 2Mariners7–8Topa (5–4)Ottavino (1–5)—Citi Field (31,480)62–74
137September 3Mariners6–3Megill (8–7)Kirby (10–9)Ottavino (8)Citi Field (27,764)63–74
138September 5@ Nationals11–5Quintana (2–5)Corbin (9–13)—Nationals Park (22,897)64–74
139September 6@ Nationals2–3Finnegan (7–4)Bickford (4–5)—Nationals Park (24,297)64–75
140September 8@ Twins2–5Thielbar (3–1)Reid-Foley (0–1)Durán (25)Target Field (26,154)64–76
141September 9@ Twins4–8Maeda (4–7)Peterson (3–8)—Target Field (30,673)64–77
142September 10@ Twins2–0Raley (1–2)Jax (6–9)Ottavino (9)Target Field (22,890)65–77
143September 11Diamondbacks3–4Ginkel (9–0)Smith (4–6)Sewald (33)Citi Field (25,230)65–78
144September 12Diamondbacks7–4Butto (1–2)Nelson (7–8)Ottavino (10)Citi Field (33,506)66–78
145September 13Diamondbacks7–1Lucchesi (3–0)Gallen (15–8)—Citi Field (22,026)67–78
146September 14Diamondbacks11–1Senga (11–7)Kelly (11–7)—Citi Field (22,879)68–78
147September 15Reds3–5Sims (6–3)Hartwig (4–2)Díaz (37)Citi Field (27,811)68–79
148September 16Reds2–3Duarte (3–0)Megill (8–8)Law (2)Citi Field (32,633)68–80
149September 17Reds8–4Quintana (3–5)Williamson (4–5)—Citi Field (38,044)69–80
150September 18@ Marlins2–1Bickford (5–5)Scott (8–5)Ottavino (11)LoanDepot Park (14,577)70–80
151September 19@ Marlins3–4Scott (9–5)Gott (0–5)—LoanDepot Park (10,897)70–81
152September 20@ Marlins8–3Senga (12–7)Pérez (5–6)—LoanDepot Park (12,045)71–81
153September 21@ Phillies4–5Suárez (4–6)Brigham (1–3)Alvarado (9)Citizens Bank Park (30,116)71–82
154September 22@ Phillies4–5 (10)Domínguez (5–5)Ottavino (1–6)—Citizens Bank Park (38,795)71–83
155September 23@ Phillies5–7Wheeler (13–6)Quintana (3–6)Alvarado (10)Citizens Bank Park (40,388)71–84
156September 24@ Phillies2–5Sánchez (3–5)Butto (1–3)Lorenzen (1)Citizens Bank Park (41,139)71–85
—September 26MarlinsPostponed (unplayable field conditions); rescheduled for September 27
157September 27 (1)Marlins11–2Lucchesi (4–0)Garrett (9–7)—Citi Field (see 2nd game)72–85
158September 27 (2)Marlins2–4Moore (5–1)Ottavino (1–7)Nardi (3)Citi Field (24,966)72–86
159September 28Marlins1–0 (8)Hartwig (5–2)Luzardo (10–10)—Citi Field (31,097)73–86
—September 29PhilliesPostponed (rain); rescheduled for September 30
160September 30 (1)Phillies4–3Megill (9–8)Walker (15–6)Ottavino (12)Citi Field (see 2nd game)74–86
161September 30 (2)Phillies11–4Garrett (1–0)Plassmeyer (0–1)—Citi Field (41,102)75–86
162October 1Phillies1–9Nelson (1–0)Butto (1–4)—Citi Field (41,212)75–87 :

## Season standings
### National League East

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 104 | 58 | .642 | — | 52‍–‍29 | 52‍–‍29 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 72 | .556 | 14 | 49‍–‍32 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Miami Marlins | 84 | 78 | .519 | 20 | 46‍–‍35 | 38‍–‍43 |
| New York Mets | 75 | 87 | .463 | 29 | 43‍–‍38 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Washington Nationals | 71 | 91 | .438 | 33 | 34‍–‍47 | 37‍–‍44 |

### National League Wild Card

vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Atlanta Braves | 104 | 58 | .642 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 100 | 62 | .617 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 92 | 70 | .568 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 3 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 72 | .556 | +6 |
| Miami Marlins | 84 | 78 | .519 | — |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 84 | 78 | .519 | — |
| Chicago Cubs | 83 | 79 | .512 | 1 |
| San Diego Padres | 82 | 80 | .506 | 2 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 80 | .506 | 2 |
| San Francisco Giants | 79 | 83 | .488 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 76 | 86 | .469 | 8 |
| New York Mets | 75 | 87 | .463 | 9 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 91 | .438 | 13 |
| Washington Nationals | 71 | 91 | .438 | 13 |
| Colorado Rockies | 59 | 103 | .364 | 25 |

### Record vs. opponents
#### Record vs. National League

2023 National League recordvte
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2023 :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | — | 3–3 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 10–3 | 5–8 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 7–6 | 7–6 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 21–25 |
| Atlanta | 3–3 | — | 4–2 | 5–1 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 9–4 | 5–1 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 8–5 | 26–20 |
| Chicago | 1–6 | 2–4 | — | 6–7 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–7 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 10–3 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 8–5 | 3–4 | 25–21 |
| Cincinnati | 4–3 | 1–5 | 7–6 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–10 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–8 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 6–7 | 4–3 | 28–18 |
| Colorado | 3–10 | 0–7 | 2–4 | 2–4 | — | 3–10 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–9 | 4–9 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 18–28 |
| Los Angeles | 8–5 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 10–3 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 30–16 |
| Miami | 4–2 | 4–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | — | 3–4 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 11–2 | 26–20 |
| Milwaukee | 2–4 | 1–5 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | — | 6–1 | 4–2 | 8–5 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 8–5 | 3–3 | 28–18 |
| New York | 6–1 | 3–10 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 1–6 | — | 6–7 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 7–6 | 19–27 |
| Philadelphia | 4–3 | 5–8 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 6–7 | 2–4 | 7–6 | — | 3–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 7–6 | 28–18 |
| Pittsburgh | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–10 | 8–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 5–8 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 5–1 | 2–4 | 9–4 | 5–2 | 19–27 |
| San Diego | 6–7 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–4 | 4–9 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 1–5 | — | 8–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 28–18 |
| San Francisco | 6–7 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 9–4 | 6–7 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 5–8 | — | 6–1 | 1–5 | 20–26 |
| St. Louis | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–8 | 7–6 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–8 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 4–9 | 3–3 | 1–6 | — | 4–2 | 23–23 |
| Washington | 1–5 | 5–8 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–11 | 3–3 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | — | 23–23 |
Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

#### Record vs. American League

2023 National League record vs. American Leaguevte
Source: MLB Standings :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR |
| Arizona | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| Atlanta | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Chicago | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Cincinnati | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Colorado | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Los Angeles | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Miami | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Milwaukee | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| New York | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Philadelphia | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 |
| Pittsburgh | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| San Diego | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| San Francisco | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| St. Louis | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Washington | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

## Player statistics

* = Indicates team leader

### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen bases; CS = Caught stealing; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; OPS = On-base plus slugging
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Francisco Lindor | 160 | 602 | 108 | 153 | 33 | 2 | 31 | 98 | 66 | 137 | 31 | 4 | .254 | .336 | .470 | .806 |
| Brandon Nimmo | 152 | 592 | 89 | 162 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 68 | 74 | 146 | 3 | 3 | .274 | .363 | .466 | .829 |
| Jeff McNeil | 156 | 585 | 75 | 158 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 55 | 39 | 65 | 10 | 0 | .270 | .333 | .378 | .711 |
| Pete Alonso | 154 | 568 | 92 | 123 | 21 | 2 | 46 | 118 | 65 | 151 | 4 | 1 | .217 | .318 | .504 | .821 |
| Francisco Alvarez | 123 | 382 | 51 | 80 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 63 | 34 | 110 | 2 | 0 | .209 | .284 | .437 | .721 |
| Brett Baty | 108 | 353 | 41 | 75 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 109 | 2 | 0 | .212 | .275 | .323 | .598 |
| Starling Marte | 86 | 315 | 38 | 78 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 69 | 24 | 4 | .248 | .301 | .324 | .625 |
| Daniel Vogelbach | 104 | 275 | 33 | 64 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 48 | 42 | 81 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .339 | .404 | .742 |
| Mark Canha | 89 | 257 | 28 | 63 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 32 | 52 | 7 | 0 | .245 | .343 | .381 | .725 |
| Tommy Pham | 79 | 231 | 29 | 62 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 36 | 29 | 56 | 11 | 1 | .268 | .348 | .472 | .820 |
| Mark Vientos | 65 | 218 | 19 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 71 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .253 | .367 | .620 |
| DJ Stewart | 58 | 160 | 21 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 15 | 56 | 1 | 1 | .244 | .333 | .506 | .840 |
| Omar Narváez | 49 | 128 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .283 | .297 | .580 |
| Rafael Ortega | 47 | 114 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 6 | 1 | .219 | .341 | .272 | .613 |
| Eduardo Escobar | 40 | 110 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 0 | .236 | .286 | .409 | .695 |
| Luis Guillorme | 54 | 107 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .288 | .327 | .615 |
| Ronny Mauricio | 26 | 101 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 0 | .248 | .296 | .347 | .643 |
| Danny Mendick | 33 | 65 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .185 | .232 | .277 | .509 |
| Jonathan Araúz | 27 | 59 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .203 | .288 | .491 |
| Tim Locastro | 43 | 56 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 0 | .232 | .338 | .393 | .731 |
| Tomás Nido | 22 | 56 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .153 | .125 | .278 |
| Abraham Almonte | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .125 | .133 | .258 |
| Michael Perez | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .625 | 1.125 |
| Gary Sánchez | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .143 | .167 | .310 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5363 | 717 | 1276 | 221 | 21 | 215 | 692 | 525 | 1331 | 118 | 15 | .238 | .316 | .407 | .723 |
| Rank in 15 NL teams | — | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Source:

### Pitching

Yellow background = team leader in category
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; HBP = Hit by pitch; BB = Walks allowed (bases on balls); SO = Strikeouts; WHIP = Walks + hits per inning pitched
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HBP | BB | SO | WHIP |
| Kodai Senga | 12 | 7 | 2.98 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 166.1 | 126 | 60 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 77 | 202 | 1.220 |
| Tylor Megill | 9 | 8 | 4.70 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 126.1 | 141 | 76 | 66 | 18 | 6 | 58 | 105 | 1.575 |
| David Peterson | 3 | 8 | 5.03 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 111.0 | 124 | 64 | 62 | 16 | 6 | 50 | 128 | 1.568 |
| Max Scherzer | 9 | 4 | 4.01 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 107.2 | 98 | 49 | 48 | 23 | 3 | 30 | 121 | 1.189 |
| Justin Verlander | 6 | 5 | 3.15 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 94.1 | 77 | 36 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 81 | 1.145 |
| Carlos Carrasco | 3 | 8 | 6.80 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 90.0 | 115 | 71 | 68 | 18 | 6 | 38 | 66 | 1.700 |
| José Quintana | 3 | 6 | 3.57 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 75.2 | 75 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 60 | 1.308 |
| Adam Ottavino | 1 | 7 | 3.21 | 66 | 0 | 12 | 61.2 | 46 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 62 | 1.216 |
| Drew Smith | 4 | 6 | 4.15 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 56.1 | 50 | 31 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 60 | 1.402 |
| Brooks Raley | 1 | 2 | 2.80 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 54.2 | 44 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 61 | 1.262 |
| Joey Lucchesi | 4 | 0 | 2.89 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 46.2 | 44 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 32 | 1.307 |
| David Robertson | 4 | 2 | 2.05 | 40 | 0 | 14 | 44.0 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 48 | 1.000 |
| José Butto | 1 | 4 | 3.64 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 42.0 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 38 | 1.333 |
| Jeff Brigham | 1 | 3 | 5.26 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 1.168 |
| Grant Hartwig | 5 | 2 | 4.84 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 1.387 |
| Dominic Leone | 1 | 3 | 4.40 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 33 | 1.239 |
| Trevor Gott | 0 | 2 | 4.34 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 29.0 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 1.414 |
| Stephen Nogosek | 0 | 1 | 5.61 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 1.636 |
| Phil Bickford | 3 | 2 | 4.62 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 25.1 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 1.342 |
| Tommy Hunter | 0 | 1 | 6.85 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 1.394 |
| John Curtiss | 0 | 0 | 4.58 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 1.271 |
| Denyi Reyes | 0 | 2 | 7.78 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19.2 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 1.678 |
| Reed Garrett | 1 | 0 | 5.82 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 1.235 |
| Jimmy Yacabonis | 2 | 1 | 6.59 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1.463 |
| Dennis Santana | 1 | 0 | 5.91 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1.594 |
| Josh Walker | 0 | 1 | 8.10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1.800 |
| Sean Reid-Foley | 0 | 1 | 3.52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 1.304 |
| Sam Coonrod | 0 | 0 | 9.45 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1.950 |
| Zach Muckenhirn | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.167 |
| Adam Kolarek | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.429 |
| Vinny Nittoli | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.091 |
| Anthony Kay | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.600 |
| Edwin Uceta | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 |
| Danny Mendick | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.500 |
| Tyson Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| T.J. McFarland | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.000 |
| Luis Guillorme | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Team Totals | 75 | 87 | 4.30 | 162 | 162 | 34 | 1416.1 | 1331 | 729 | 676 | 190 | 85 | 595 | 1397 | 1.360 |
| Rank in 15 NL teams | 12 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 10 |
Source:

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Syracuse Mets | International League | Dick Scott |
| AA | Binghamton Rumble Ponies | Eastern League | Reid Brignac |
| High-A | Brooklyn Cyclones | South Atlantic League | Chris Newell |
| Low-A | St. Lucie Mets | Florida State League | Gilbert Gómez |
| Rookie | FCL Mets | Florida Complex League | Jay Pecci |
| Rookie | DSL Mets 1 | Dominican Summer League | Danny Ortega |
| Rookie | DSL Mets 2 | Dominican Summer League | Danny Ortega |