2016 New York Mets season
| 2016 New York Mets | |
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| National League Wild Card | |
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| Record | 87–75 (.537) |
| Divisional place | 2nd |
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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) |
| Local radio |
WOR (English) New York Mets Radio Network (Howie Rose, Josh Lewin, Wayne Randazzo) WQBU-FM (Spanish) (Juan Alicea, Max Perez Jiminez) |
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The 2016 New York Mets season was the franchise's 55th season. The Mets opened the season against their 2015 World Series opponent, the Kansas City Royals. This was the first time in the history of the league that World Series opponents played a rematch on Opening Day. This was made possible by interleague play being scattered throughout the season. Despite being below .500 (60-62) as late as August 19, the Mets went 27-13 in their final 40 games to make the postseason for the second time in two consecutive seasons. They lost to the San Francisco Giants in the Wild Card Game.
On November 24, 2015, Stolmy Pimentel signed a minor league deal with the Mets.
On December 2, 2015, bench coach Bob Geren left the Mets to join the Los Angeles Dodgers to fill the same position left by Tim Wallach who left to join the Miami Marlins in the same capacity. Geren served as the bench coach from 2011–2015.Dick Scott was hired to replace Geren on December 16, 2015. On December 3, the Mets signed pitcher Jim Henderson to a minor league deal. On December 9, the Mets traded pitcher Jon Niese to the Pittsburgh Pirates for second baseman Neil Walker. On December 10, the Mets signed Asdrúbal Cabrera to a two-year, $18.5 million contract. On December 14, the Mets signed Buddy Carlyle to a minor league deal for the third time since the offseason leading to the 2014 season.Duane Below was re-signed as well to a minor league deal.Marc Krauss was signed as well to a minor league deal. On December 15, the Mets signed Jerry Blevins to a one-year, $4 million contract with incentives. On December 16, Bartolo Colón was re-signed to a one-year, $7.25 million contract. To make room for Colón, the Mets designated Johnny Monell for assignment on December 18, when the deal became official. On December 23, Alejandro De Aza signed a one-year, $5.75 million contract with the Mets. On December 23, Kirk Nieuwenhuis was claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers.
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