2003 New York Mets season

Offseason

• November 25, 2002: Jorge Velandia was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.
• December 5, 2002: Tom Glavine was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.
• December 19, 2002: Mike Stanton was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.
• January 11, 2003: Tsuyoshi Shinjo was signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.
• February 11, 2003: Jay Bell signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.
• February 13, 2003: David Cone signed as a free agent with the New York Mets.

Regular season

After their disappointing 2002 season the Mets entered 2003 hoping to contend for a playoff spot. But the season ended up being a massive disappointment as they were defeated by the Cubs at home 15–2 on opening day and finished just 66–95.

Opening Day starters

• Roberto Alomar
• Jeromy Burnitz
• Roger Cedeño
• Cliff Floyd
• Tom Glavine
• Mike Piazza
• Rey Sánchez
• Mo Vaughn
• Ty Wigginton

Detailed record

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Season standings

National League East

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• July 1, 2003: Roberto Alomar was traded by the New York Mets with cash to the Chicago White Sox for Edwin Almonte, Royce Ring, and Andrew Salvo.
• July 16, 2003: Armando Benítez was traded by the New York Mets to the New York Yankees for Ryan Bicondoa, Jason Anderson and Anderson Garcia.
• July 29, 2003: Kenny Kelly was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Mets for Rey Sánchez and cash.

Game log

Regular season

|- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 1 || March 31 || Cubs || 2–15 || Wood (1–0) || Glavine (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 53,586 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 2 || Cubs || 4–1 || Leiter (1–0) || Clement (0–1) || Benitez (1) || Shea Stadium || 20,594 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 3 || April 3 || Cubs || 3–6 || Prior (1–0) || Trachsel (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 17,244 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 4 || Expos || 4–0 || Cone (1–0) || Ohka (0–1) || — || Shea Stadium || 18,040 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || April 5 || Expos || 3–1 || Glavine (1–1) || Armas (1–1) || Benitez (2) || Shea Stadium || 36,817 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 6 || April 6 || Expos || 5–8 || Stewart (1–0) || Benitez (0–1) || Biddle (2) || Shea Stadium || 35,093 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || April 8 || @ Marlins || 4–2 || Leiter (2–0) || Redman (1–1) || Benitez (3) || Pro Player Stadium || 10,103 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 8 || April 9 || @ Marlins || 2–3 || Looper (1–0) || Stanton (0–1) || — || Pro Player Stadium || 10,052 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 9 || April 10 || @ Marlins || 3–4 || Spooneybarger (1–0) || Benitez (0–2) || — || Pro Player Stadium || 10,267 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 10 || April 11 || @ Expos* || 0–10 || Ohka (1–1) || Cone (1–1) || — || Hiram Bithorn Stadium || 17,906 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 11 || April 12 || @ Expos* || 4–5 || Hernandez (1–0) || Seo (0–1) || Biddle (3) || Hiram Bithorn Stadium || 18,264 || 4–7 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 12 || April 13 || @ Expos* || 1–2 (10) || Biddle (1–0) || Stanton (0–2) || — || Hiram Bithorn Stadium || 16,332 || 4–8 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 13 || April 14 || @ Expos* || 3–5 || Smith (1–0) || Strickland (0–1) || Biddle (4) || Hiram Bithorn Stadium || 13,155 || 4–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || April 15 || @ Pirates || 3–1 || Glavine (2–1) || Fogg (1–2) || Benitez (4) || PNC Park || 14,728 || 5–9 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 15 || April 16 || @ Pirates || 3–6 || Suppan (3–0) || Cone (1–2) || — || PNC Park || 12,609 || 5–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || April 17 || @ Pirates || 7–2 || Seo (1–1) || D'Amico (1–2) || — || PNC Park || 11,299 || 6–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || April 18 || Marlins || 6–3 || Weathers (1–0) || Nunez (0–2) || Benitez (5) || Shea Stadium || 18,525 || 7–10 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 18 || April 19 || Marlins || 5–6 || Looper (2–0) || Benitez (0–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 36,448 || 7–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || April 20 || Marlins || 7–4 || Glavine (3–1) || Nunez (0–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 26,245 || 8–11 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 20 || April 22 || Astros || 2–6 || Redding (1–2) || Cone (1–3) || — || Shea Stadium || 31,733 || 8–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || April 23 || Astros || 4–2 || Leiter (3–0) || Oswalt (2–2) || Benitez (6) || Shea Stadium || 20,322 || 9–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 22 || April 24 || Astros || 7–4 || Astacio (1–0) || Miller (0–2) || Benitez (7) || Shea Stadium || 31,656 || 10–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || April 25 || Diamondbacks || 4–3 || Stanton (1–2) || Villarreal (1–1) || Benitez (8) || Shea Stadium || 24,725 || 11–12 |- bgcolor="cccccc" | – || April 26 || Diamondbacks || colspan=8|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for April 27 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 24 || April 27 (1) || Diamondbacks || 1–6 || Webb (1–0) || Glavine (3–2) || — || Shea Stadium || N/A || 11–13 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 25 || April 27 (2) || Diamondbacks || 3–7 || Johnson (1–2) || Seo (1–2) || Mantei (3) || Shea Stadium || 36,491 || 11–14 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 26 || April 29 || @ Cardinals || 3–13 || Morris (2–2) || Leiter (3–1) || — || Busch Stadium || 30,275 || 11–15 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 27 || April 30 || @ Cardinals || 4–13 || Williams (4–0) || Astacio (1–1) || — || Busch Stadium || 30,265 || 11–16

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

References

References

1. "Jorge Velandia Stats".
2. "Tom Glavine Stats".
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stantmi02.shtml Mike Stanton Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
4. "Tsuyoshi Shinjo Stats".
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bellja01.shtml Jay Bell Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coneda01.shtml David Cone Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
7. "2003 New York Mets Roster by Baseball Almanac".
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kellyke01.shtml Kenny Kelly Statistics] Baseball-Reference.com
9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007