New York Mets award winners and league leaders
This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the New York Mets professional baseball team.
Team award
- 1969 – National League Championship Series Trophy
- 1969 – World Series Trophy[1][2]
- 1973 – National League Championship Series Trophy
- 1983 – Baseball America Organization of the Year
- 1984 – Baseball America Organization of the Year
- 1986 National League Championship Series Trophy
- 1986 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series)[1]
- 1995 – Baseball America Organization of the Year
- 2000 – Warren Giles Trophy (National League champion)[3]
- 2015 – Warren Giles Trophy (National League champion)
Team records (single-season and career)
Team captains
- Keith Hernandez, 1987–89 (co-captain with Gary Carter, 1988–89)[4]
- Gary Carter, 1988–89 (co-captain with Keith Hernandez)[4]
- John Franco, 2001–04[5]
- David Wright, 2013–18[6]
Individual awards
Cy Young Award
Rookie of the Year Award
- Tom Seaver, 1967
- Jon Matlack, 1972
- Darryl Strawberry, 1983
- Dwight Gooden, 1984
- Jacob deGrom, 2014
- Pete Alonso, 2019
Associated Press Manager of the Year Award (discontinued)
Manager of the Year Award
- Buck Showalter (2022)
Hank Aaron Award (top hitter in league)
None
HR Leader (NL)
RBI Leader (NL)
Batting Title (NL)
- Jose Reyes, 2011
- Jeff McNeil, 2022
Gold Glove Award
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Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award
- See explanatory note at Atlanta Braves award winners and league leaders
- Team (all positions)
- David Wright (2012)
- Juan Lagares (2013)
- Pitcher (in MLB)
- Jacob deGrom (2015)
Silver Slugger Award
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Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award
- See footnote[8]
- John Franco, 1990
- Armando Benítez, 2001
MLB Reliever of the Year Award
- Edwin Díaz, 2022
Major League Triple Crown: Pitching
- See: Major League Baseball Triple Crown
Triple Crown (NL): Pitching
- See: Major League Baseball Triple Crown § Pitching
- Dwight Gooden (1985)
MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award
- Ray Knight, 1986
- Rickey Henderson, 1999
- Matt Harvey, 2015[9]
Roberto Clemente Award
- Gary Carter, 1989
- Al Leiter, 2000
- Carlos Delgado, 2006
- Curtis Granderson, 2016
NL All-Stars
World Series MVP Award
- Donn Clendenon, 1969
- Ray Knight, 1986
NLCS MVP Award
- See: National League Championship Series#NLCS results (1969–present) (Series MVP column)
Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award
- Note: This was re-named the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award in 2002.
- Jon Matlack, 1975 (shared with Bill Madlock)
DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)
- Tom Seaver — voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value
Sports Illustrated MLB All-Decade Team
- Carlos Beltrán, centerfield (2009) (also played with Kansas City and Houston, 2000-04)
- Johan Santana, starting pitcher (2009) (also played with Minnesota, 2000-07)
Players Choice Awards Outstanding Pitcher (NL)
- R. A. Dickey (2012)
- Jacob deGrom (2018 & 2019)
The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award
Reliever of the Year Award (starting in 2001)
- Armando Benítez, 2001 (shared with Robb Nen)
Fireman of the Year Award (last awarded in 2000)
- John Franco, 1990 & 1994
Players Choice Awards Outstanding Rookie (NL)
- Jacob DeGrom(2014)
Baseball America All-Rookie Team
- 2010 – Ike Davis (1B) and Jon Niese (SP)[10]
- 2011 – Lucas Duda, OF (one of three)[11]
Topps All-Star Rookie teams
- 1962 Al Jackson - LHP
- 1963 Jesse Gonder - C
- 1965 Ron Swoboda - OF
- 1966 Cleon Jones - OF
- 1967 Tom Seaver - RHP
- 1968 Ken Boswell - 2B
- 1968 Jerry Koosman - LHP
- 1972 Jon Matlack - LHP
- 1981 Hubie Brooks - 3B
- 1981 Mookie Wilson - OF
- 1983 Darryl Strawberry - OF
- 1984 Mike Fitzgerald - C
- 1984 Dwight Gooden - RHP
- 1985 Roger McDowell - RHP
- 1989 Gregg Jefferies - 2B
- 1992 Todd Hundley - C
- 1992 Jeff Kent - 2B
- 2000 Jay Payton - OF
- 2001 Tsuyoshi Shinjo - OF
- 2003 Ty Wigginton - 3B
- 2009 Omir Santos C
- 2014 Travis d'Arnaud - C
- 2015 Michael Conforto - OF
- 2015 Noah Syndergaard - RHP
- 2019 Pete Alonso - 1B
Players Choice Awards Comeback Player
- Matt Harvey (2015)
The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award
- Tommie Agee, 1969
- Ray Knight, 1986
- Rickey Henderson, 1999
- Fernando Tatís, 2008
- Matt Harvey, 2015
Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award
- Tom Seaver, 1969, 1975
- Dwight Gooden, 1985
- R. A. Dickey, 2012
- Jacob deGrom, 2018, 2019, 2020
Baseball America Major League Executive of the Year
- Sandy Alderson, 2015
Other achievements
Hall of Famers
New York Mets Hall of Fame
Retired numbers
Ford C. Frick Award (broadcasters)
New York BBWAA chapter awards
Sid Mercer–Dick Young Player of the Year Award
Arthur and Milton Richman "You Gotta Have Heart" Award
Joan Payson Award
- Note: The award is for excellence in community service.
Casey Stengel "You Can Look It Up" Award
- Note: The award is to honor career achievement for those who went home empty-handed at previous dinners.
Joe DiMaggio "Toast of the Town" Award
- The awards is for a player who has become a New York favorite.
William J. Slocum–Jack Lang Award
- Note: The award is for long and meritorious service.
Ben Epstein–Dan Castellano "Good Guy" Award
- Note: The award is for candor and accessibility to writers.
Willie, Mickey and the Duke Award
- Note: The award is given to a group of players forever linked in baseball history.
World Baseball Classic All–WBC Team
Associated Press Athlete of the Year
- Tom Seaver, 1969
- Dwight Gooden, 1985
Sporting News Sportsman of the Year
- See: Sporting News#Sportsman of the Year
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Award
- Tom Seaver, 1969
Hickok Belt
- See footnote[12]
- Tom Seaver, 1969
New Jersey Sports Writers Association
- Man of the Year (1986) – Frank Cashen
- Sports Humanitarian of the Year (2001) – Bobby Valentine
- Sports Humanitarian of the Year (2008) – David Wright[13]
Minor league system
Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year
- 1983 – Dwight Gooden
- 1986 – Gregg Jefferies
- 1987 – Gregg Jefferies
Sterling Minor League Organizational Player of the Year
Sterling Minor League Organizational Pitcher of the Year
Sterling Award (team MVPs)
- Each year, nine awards are given to the MVP on each of the nine minor league affiliates
See also
Footnotes
- ^ All-Star Game MVP.
- ^ The Mets were the first expansion team to win a pennant and also the first to win a World Series title. See List of World Series champions#Appearances by franchise.
- ^ The Mets have the most pennants won by an expansion team. See: List of World Series champions § Appearances by club.
- ^ a b "Mets captains through the years". Newsday. March 21, 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Puma, Mike (23 March 2013). "Mets great Franco huge Wright fan". New York Post. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Carroll, Lloyd (1 November 2020). "A Review of David Wright's "The Captain"". NY Sports Day. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ The Associated Press Manager of the Year Award was discontinued in 2001.
- Hilton Smith Legacy Awardfor "Relievers of the Year".
- ^ "MLB.com | The Official Site of Major League Baseball". MLB.com.
- ^ Eddy, Matt (October 19, 2010). "Future Big League Stars Highlight All-Rookie Team". Baseball America. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- ^ Eddy, Matt (October 21, 2011). "Infield, Pitching Staff Highlight 2011 Rookie Team". Baseball America. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- athleteof the year in the U.S., from 1950 to 1976.
- Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
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