2001 New York Mets season

MLB yearly infobox
name = New York Mets
season = 2001
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1962
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Shea Stadium
y4 = 1964
city = New York, New York
y5 = 1962
owners = Fred Wilpon
managers = Bobby Valentine
television = WPIX
(Tom Seaver, Gary Thorne)
Fox Sports New York
(Ralph Kiner, Fran Healy, Howie Rose)
radio = WFAN
(Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Ed Coleman)
WADO (spanish)
(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa)

The New York Mets' 2001 season was the 40th regular season for the Mets. They went 82-80 and finished 3rd in the NL East. They were managed by Bobby Valentine. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

*December 6, 2000: Turk Wendell was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wendetu01.shtml]
*December 11, 2000: Tsuyoshi Shinjo was purchased by the New York Mets from the Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central). [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/shinjts01.shtml ]

Regular Season

Opening Day starters

*Edgardo Alfonzo
*Kevin Appier
*Darryl Hamilton
*Rey Ordonez
*Jay Payton
*Mike Piazza
*Tsuyoshi Shinjo
*Robin Ventura
*Todd Zeile [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2001&t=NYN]

eason standings

Notable transactions

*June 5, 2001: David Wright was drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (38th pick) of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed July 12, 2001. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wrighda03.shtml David Wright Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 27, 2001: Turk Wendell was traded by the New York Mets with Dennis Cook to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bruce Chen and Adam Walker (minors). [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wendetu01.shtml]

Roster

Starting pitchers

Awards and Honors

* John Franco, Lou Gehrig Award

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/2001.shtml 2001 New York Mets]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2001&t=NYN 2001 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]