1992 New York Mets season
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| Owner(s) | Fred Wilpon and Nelson Doubleday, Jr. |
| General manager(s) | Al Harazin |
| Manager(s) | Jeff Torborg |
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WWOR-TV/SportsChannel New York (Ralph Kiner, Tim McCarver, Fran Healy, Rusty Staub, Bob Carpenter) |
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WFAN (Bob Murphy, Gary Cohen, Todd Kalas) WSKQ-FM (spanish) (Juan Alicea, Billy Berroa, Renato Morffi, Armando Talavera) |
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The New York Mets' 1992 season was the 31st regular season for the Mets. The Mets entered the season attempting to improve on their 1991 season, where due in part to a second half collapse they finished 78-84 and recorded their first losing record since 1983. All 81 of the Mets' home games were played at Shea Stadium.
After contending for most of the first two-thirds of the 1991 season, the Mets stumbled from second place to fifth at the end of the season. The collapse cost second-year manager Bud Harrelson his job, as he was fired toward the end of the campaign. To replace him the Mets brought in Jeff Torborg, who had led the Chicago White Sox to second place in the American League West in 1991.
The Mets' front office went to work trying to rebuild their squad that was only three years removed from their last playoff appearance. Their biggest acquisition was Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bobby Bonilla, who signed a five-year contract for just over $29 million that was one of the largest in league history at the time.
Another major acquisition for the Mets was pitcher Bret Saberhagen, the former ace of the Kansas City Royals. The price New York paid to get him was steep, as the team traded their leading hitter, second baseman and future All-Star Gregg Jefferies, to acquire Saberhagen (along with outfielder Kevin McReynolds, their second leading home run hitter, and backup infielder Keith Miller). However, the Mets were in need of a front of the rotation starter after the team elected to part ways with All-Star pitcher Frank Viola following a collapse in the second half of the season that resulted in his finishing with a 13-15 record after an 11-5 start. Saberhagen was expected to fill the void left by the former world champion and was still highly regarded as a top flight starter.
The Mets' acquisitions were rounded out by a pair of veterans. Second baseman Willie Randolph, who had spent 1991 with the Milwaukee Brewers, was brought in to replace Jefferies and had finished among the American League leaders in batting average the year before. To add some power to the lineup, the Mets also brought in Eddie Murray, who had been playing first base for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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