Trivia
With the Mets rumored to be obtained Robinson Cano in a blockbuster deal with the Mariners, chances are either him or Jeff McNeil will be the Mets Opening Day second baseman in 2019. Whoever takes the field will become the seventh Mets Opening Day second baseman since the team moved to Citi Field.
Can you name the other seven? Good luck!
Luis Castillo Daniel Murphy Eric Young Brad Emaus Asdrubal Cabrera Neil Walker
With the trade rumors from the Padres, the Mets may be looking to trade the last Mets pitcher to win a World Series game. In total, there have been 11 different Mets who have won a World Series game. Can you name them? Good luck!
Jerry Koosman Tom Seaver Gary Gentry Tug McGraw Ron Darling Bob Ojeda Rick Aguilera Roger McDowell John Franco Noah Syndergaard Jon Matlack
With Jacob deGrom winning the Cy Young Award over Max Scherzer and Aaron Nola, he became the seventh pitcher in Major League history to win a Cy Young and a Rookie of the Year award. Can you name the other six? Good luck!
Don Newcombe Tom Seaver Fernando Valenzuela Rick Sutcliffe Justin Verlander Dwight Gooden
After the production the Mets got at catcher from Kevin Plawecki, Devin Mesoraco, Jose Lobaton, and Tomas Nido, many believe the team needs to upgrade at catcher more than any other position. Given the issue with the Mets lineup, you would ideally want a power at the position.
Looking at Mets history, they have actually had some power bats from the catching position. Can you name the catchers who have had the most homers for the Mets? Good luck!
Mike Piazza Todd Hundley Gary Carter Travis d’Arnaud John Stearns
With the Mets having question marks at first base, there is a clamoring for Peter Alonso to be the Opening Day first baseman next year. Certainly, it is enticing to see that type of power at the first base position. Looking at the Mets history, they have rarely had the type of power many anticipate Alonso would have at the MLB level.
Can you name the Mets first baseman who have the most homers in team history? Good luck!
Dave Kingman Lucas Duda Ed Kranepool Carlos Delgado John Milner
With David Price getting the win in Game 2, the Red Sox took a 2-0 series lead, and they are one step closer to winning the World Series. If the Red Sox do win, Price will become the 12th player first overall draft pick to win a World Series. Can you name the other 11? Good luck!
Rick Monday Tim Foli Darryl Strawberry Mike Moore Tim Belcher Chipper Jones Alex Rodriguez Darin Erstad Pat Burrell Luke Hochevar Carlos Correa
With the Mets conducting their search for a new General Manager, they are looking for someone who can build this team into a World Series contender. Obviously, for that to happen, the new General Manager is going to have to go out and acquire good players. Looking through the Mets history, some General Managers were better than others on this front.
Can you name (by WAR), the best Mets player each General Manager has obtained? Good luck!
Tom Seaver Jon Matlack Tommie Agee John Stearns Mookie Wilson Dwight Gooden Bret Saberhagen John Olerud David Wright Mike Cameron Curtis Granderson Carlos Beltran
With the Dodgers and Brewers beginning the NLCS, there is a chance, and in the case of Curtis Granderson, a remote one, that a former Mets player could take home the MVP award. If Granderson does do this, he will be one of eight former Mets who have been the NLCS MVP. Can you name them? Good luck!
Justin Turner Daniel Murphy Marco Scutaro Mike Hampton Livan Hernandez Randy Myers Orel Hershiser Mike Scott
Last year, we saw most of the players the Mets traded at the deadline appear in the postseason. Notably, Jay Bruce hit a couple of homers in the Indians ALDS loss to the Yankees. Similarly, Addison Reed would not get out of the ALDS as the Red Sox lost to the Astros. This year as the postseason has begun there are former Mets on all teams except the Rockies. Can you name those players? Good luck!
Jeurys Familia Lucas Duda Rene Rivera Alex Cora Neil Walker Joe Smith Collin McHugh Daniel Murphy Curtis Granderson Erik Goeddel Justin Turner Oliver Perez Neil Ramirez
We have seen Jacob deGrom have a historically great season. However, was it an all-time best Mets season at least as judged by WAR? Can you name the players who have had the 10 best seasons in Mets history? Good luck!
Tom Seaver Dwight Gooden Jon Matlack Bernard Gilkey David Wright Carlos Beltran John Olerud