2012 New York Mets season
| 2012 New York Mets | |
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| Record | 74–88 (.457) |
| Divisional place | 4th |
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| Owner(s) | Fred Wilpon |
| General manager(s) | Sandy Alderson |
| Manager(s) | Terry Collins |
| Local television |
SportsNet New York WPIX (CW affiliate) (Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, Keith Hernandez, Ralph Kiner) |
| Local radio |
WFAN (English) New York Mets Radio Network (Howie Rose, Josh Lewin, Ed Coleman) WQBU-FM (Spanish) (Juan Alicea, Max Perez Jiminez) |
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The New York Mets' 2012 season was the franchise's 51st season and its fourth in Citi Field. The team celebrated its 50th anniversary, as they became a team in 1962. Johan Santana pitched the first no-hitter in franchise history on June 1, 2012. The Mets missed the post season for a 6th straight year.
Shortly after the 2011 season ended, the Mets made changes to their coaching staff, keeping only pitching coach Dan Warthen and hitting coach Dave Hudgens. 3rd base coach Chip Hale went to the Oakland Athletics to join manager Bob Melvin. General Manager Sandy Alderson said that the "changes were necessary for us to move forward." Former A's manager Bob Geren was named to replace Hale.
New additions will improve the depth of the bullpen, that was known to be sub-par in relief in the 2011 season. They added reliever Ramon Ramírez,and center fielder Andrés Torres, in exchange for the starting centerfielder Ángel Pagán. They also signed Frank Francisco, who will be their closer. They also added Jon Rauch, who is the tallest current player in the MLB, and will be the set-up man for Francisco.
For 2012, the Mets made several construction changes to Citi Field's dimensions. In center field a new 8 foot wall was built in front of the 16 foot wall, coined by fans as,"The Great Wall of Flushing." In right field a new wall in front of the existing Mo's Zone was also built.
The Mets overhauled their uniforms for 2012. The cream colored pinstriped uniform became the primary home uniform, while the snow white uniforms serves as the alternate home uniform. The black drop-shadows were removed from the pinstriped, snow white and road gray jerseys and the black two toned cap has been retired. The black jersey and all black cap was worn on a limited basis on the road and was retired at the end of the season. The Mets wore two patches, one commemorating the team's 50th anniversary and another honoring Gary Carter, who died of brain cancer on February 16, 2012.
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