1998 New York Mets season

MLB yearly infobox
name = New York Mets
season = 1998
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 = WWOR-TV/Fox Sports New York
(Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Howie Rose, Gary Thorne)
radio = WFAN
(Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Ed Coleman)
WADO (spanish)
(Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa)

The New York Mets' 1998 season was the 37th regular season for the Mets. They finished the season with a record of 88-74. Despite placing 2nd in the National League East, the Mets fell one game short of playoff contention following a catastrophic collapse during the final week of the season. They were managed by Bobby Valentine. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

Offseason

November 24, 1997: John Olerud was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/olerujo01.shtml John Olerud Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular Season

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

*May 10, 1998: Steve Decker was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/deckest01.shtml Steve Decker Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* May 22, 1998: Mike Piazza was traded by the Florida Marlins to the New York Mets for Preston Wilson, Ed Yarnall, and Geoff Goetz (minors).
*July 31, 1998: Tony Phillips was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the New York Mets for Leo Estrella. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/phillto02.shtml Tony Phillips Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*July 31, 1998: Bill Pulsipher was Traded by the New York Mets to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mike Kinkade. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pulsibi01.shtml Bill Pulsipher Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

eason Standings

Roster

Starting pitchers

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1998.shtml 1998 New York Mets]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1998&t=NYN 1998 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]