To paraphrase from a famous movie, the one constant through all the years has been baseball. Now that 2026 is here, we continue our look at the all-time leaders in both offensive and defensive categories for all 30 teams. Today, we take a deeper dive into the New York Mets.
The Mets began life in 1962, joining the National League following the abandonment of the New York market by both the Dodgers and Giants in 1957. I’ve seen 174 players don the Mets uniforms in the 19 games of theirs that I’ve attended live, including Opening Day at Shea Stadium in 2003, Tom Glavine’s 300th career victory, their pennant clinching victory in the 2015 NLCS, and, most recently, in August of 2024 at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Home Runs
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Pete Alonso | 3 |
| Cliff Floyd | 2 |
| Daniel Murphy | 2 |
Hits
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| David Wright | 7 |
| Pete Alonso | 7 |
| Daniel Murphy | 6 |
Runs
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| David Wright | 7 |
| Pete Alonso | 5 |
| Daniel Murphy | 4 |
| Carlos Beltran | 4 |
RBI
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Pete Alonso | 7 |
| Lucas Duda | 6 |
| Cliff Floyd | 5 |
Doubles
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Carlos Delgado | 3 |
| Lucas Duda | 2 |
| David Wright | 2 |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 2 |
| Pete Alonso | 2 |
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Monday, the BBWAA released their ballot for the Hall of Fame class of 2026. The results of the vote are due to be revealed on January 20th, with induction taking place July 26th. CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, and Billy Wagner were elected in last year’s voting, leaving fifteen holdovers along with another twelve newcomers.
The Cubs prepare to make their third straight NLCS appearance tonight in Los Angeles, in a rematch of last year’s battle against the Dodgers, which the Cubs won in 6 games. Let’s look at the offensive leaders in the now 9 LCS games I’ve attended, games 1, 6, and 7 of the 2003 NLCS, games 1 and 2 of the 2005 ALCS, games 3 and 4 of the 2015 NLCS, and games 1 and 6 of the 2016 NLCS.