The New York Mets All-Time 25 Man Roster:

·         The Mets were introduced as an expansion team in 1962.

·         They play their games at Citi Field in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in New York City.

·         They got their name from a former New York team in the American Association from 1880 to 1887 called the Metropolitans. In a symbolic reference to New York's earlier National League teams, the new team took as its primary colors the blue of the Dodgers and the orange of the Giants, both of which are colors also featured on the Flag of New York City.

·         They have made the playoffs nine times with three wild card appearances and six division titles. 

• They have won five NL Pennants and two World Series Championships in 1969 & 1986.

 Batting Lineup:

1.      2B Edgardo Alfonzo

2.      CF Carlos Beltran

3.      1B Keith Hernandez

4.      C Mike Piazza

5.      3B David Wright

6.      RF Darryl Strawberry

7.      LF Cleon Jones

8.      DH Ed Kranepool

9.      SS Bud Harrelson

Starting Rotation:

1.      Tom Seaver

2.      Jerry Koosman

3.      Dwight Gooden

4.      Ron Darling

5.      David Cone

Bullpen:

1.      Closer: John Franco

2.      Tug McGraw

3.      Jesse Orosco

4.      Billy Wagner

5.      Randy Meyers

6.      Roger McDowell

Bench:

OF-Mookie Wilson

OF-Tommie Agee

INF-Felix Millan

INF-Rey Ordonez

C-Jerry Grote

Coaching Staff:

Manager-Davey Johnson

Davey Johnson managed the Mets for seven years where he finished with the most wins with 595. He became the first NL manager to win at least 90 games in each of his first five seasons and guided them to one World Series Championship in 1986. 

Bench Coach-Terry Collins

Terry Collins managed the Mets for seven seasons where he finished the second most wins with 551. He guided them to the 2015 NL East division title and the 2015 NL Pennant. He also made the 2016 Wild Card game and when he retired from managing he became a special assistant to the general manager for them. 

1B Coach-Bobby Valentine

Bobby Valentine managed the Mets for seven seasons where he finished with the third most wins with 536. He guided them to two wild card berths and the 2000 NL Pennant. 

3B Coach-Gil Hodges

Gil Hodges managed the Mets for four seasons where he finished with the four most wins with 339. He guided them to one World Series Championship in 1969. 

Hitting Coach-Willie Randolph

Willie Randolph managed the Mets for four seasons where he finished the fifth most wins with 302. He guided them to one NL East division title.. 

Pitching Coach-Dallas Green

Dallas Green a former pitcher managed the Mets for four seasons where he finished with the eight most wins with 229. He was first hired as a scout before they made him manager and Valentine succeeded him. 

Bullpen Coach-Yogi Berra

Yogi Berra managed the Mets for four seasons where he finished with the six most wins with 292. He succeeded Hodges after his untimely death where he led them to one division title and one NL Pennant. He also was the Mets bench coach for seven seasons under three previous managers and he was on the coaching staff that won the 1969 World Series Championship. 

There have been sixteen Hall of Famers who have played for them at different points in their respective careers. They have two numbers retired for players and two numbers retired for managers. 

Tom Seaver pitched twelve seasons for the Mets as their greatest pitcher/greatest player where he put up numbers speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 1992 and they retired his number 41. He made ten of his twelve All-Star appearances, won all three of his NL CY Young awards, led the NL in wins three times, led the NL in ERA three times, led the NL in strikeouts five times, won NL Rookie of the Year, was on the 1969 World Series Championship team and pitched a no-hitter while there. He also finished as the franchise leader in many pitching categories in Mets history like having the most wins, lowest ERA, highest WAR for a pitcher, innings pitched, strikeouts, shutouts, games started and complete games. 

Mike Pizza spent eight seasons behind the plate for the Mets as their greatest catcher/greatest position player where he put up numbers that speak for themselves that got him elected into the Hall of Fame in 2016 and they retired his number 31. He made seven of his twelve All-Star appearances, won half of his silver sluggers and was on the 2000 NL Pennant winning team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in their history like having the highest slugging percentage, third highest batting average, third most homeruns, RBIs and the fourth highest offensive WAR to name some. 

David Wright spent fifteen seasons for the Mets as their greatest/longest tenured third basemen where he made all seven of his All-Star appearances, won both of silver sluggers and won both of gold gloves while there. He was also the fourth team captain in their team’s history and if it weren’t for injuries he would have had much better career numbers/accolades plus potentially a Hall of Fame career. He also finished as the franchise leader in many offensive categories in Mets history like having the highest WAR for position players, highest offensive WAR, has the most at bats, plate appearances, runs scored, hits, doubles, total bases, RBIs, walks, extra bases hits and singles to name some. 

Keith Hernandez spent seven seasons at first base for the Mets where he made three of his five All-Star appearances, won six of eleven gold gloves, won one of his two silver sluggers and was on the 1986 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mets history like having the second highest batting average, third highest on base percentage, sixth most walks and the six highest WAR for position players to name some. 

Darryl Strawberry spent eight seasons for the Mets as their as the longest tenured/best outfielder/ best right fielder where he made seven of his eight All-Star appearances, won both of his silver sluggers, won NL Rookie of the Year, led the NL in home runs once and was on the 1986 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mets history like having the most homeruns, second highest slugging percentage, second highest WAR for position players, second highest offensive WAR, second most RBIs, walks, third most extra base hits and runs scored to name some. 

Cleon Jones spent eleven seasons for the Mets as their best/longest tendered left fielder where he made his only All Star appearance and was on the 1969 World Series Championship team while there. He finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mets history like having the fourth most hits, triples, singles, fifth most at bats and plate appearances to name some. 

Carlos Beltran spent seven seasons for the Mets as their best/longest tenured center fielder where he made five of his nine All-Star appearances, won all three of his gold gloves, won a fielding bible award twice, won two of his silver sluggers and was on the 2006 NL East Division title team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories like having the third highest WAR for position players, fifth highest slugging percentage, sixth most homeruns, RBIs and extra base hits to name some. 

Ed Kranepool spent eighteen seasons for the Mets as their longest tenured first basemen where made his only All Star appearance, was on two NL Pennant teams, was on one World Series Championship team in 1969 while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mets history having the most games, second most plate appearances, singles, third most hits, at bats and total bases to name some.  

Bud Harrelson spent thirteen seasons for the Mets as their longest tenured/best shortstop where he made both of his All-Star appearances, won his only gold glove, was on the 1969 World Series Championship team, was a coach on the 1986 World Series Championship team, and was their manager for two seasons while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mets history like having the highest defensive WAR, third most triples, walks, fourth most plate appearances, at bats, and games played to name some. 

Edgardo Alfonzo spent eight seasons playing third base and second base for the Mets where he won his only silver slugger, made his only All-Star appearance and was on the 2000 NL Pennant winning team while there. He made a comeback with the Mets in 2006 but was in the minor leagues and coached/managed in their system from 2014-2019. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mets history like having the fourth highest WAR for position players, fifth highest batting average, fifth most hits, runs scored and sixth highest defensive WAR to name some. 

Jerry Koosman pitched twelve seasons pitching for the Mets where he made both of his All-Star appearances and was on the 1969 World Series Championship while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Mets history like having the second most innings pitched, shutouts, complete games, games started, third most wins, strikeouts and third highest WAR for pitchers to name some. 

Dwight Gooden pitched eleven seasons for the Mets where he made all four of his All-Star appearances, won the NL CY Young award once, won the NL Triple Crown once, won NL Rookie of the Year, led the majors in wins once, led the majors in ERA once, led the majors in strikeouts twice, won his only silver slugger once and was on the 1986 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Mets history like having the second most wins, strikeouts, second highest WAR for a pitcher, third most games started, complete games, innings pitched and the best win loss percentage to name some. 

Ron Darling pitched nine seasons for the Mets he made his only All-Star appearance, won his only gold glove and was on the 1986 World Series Championship team while there. He also has been their TV color commentator since 2006. He finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Mets history like having the fourth most wins, innings pitched, fifth most games started and sixth most shutouts to name some. 

David Cone pitched seven seasons for the Mets where he made two of his five All-Star appearances and was on the 1988 NL East Division winner while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Mets history like having the third most strikeouts per 9 IP, fourth best win loss percentage, fifth most shutouts and sixth most strikeouts to name some. Other notable starters in Mets history have been Johan Santana, Al Leiter, Sid Fernandez and Hall of Famer Tom Glavine. 

Tommie Agee spent five seasons for the Mets as their second greatest/second longest tenured center fielder in their history where he won one of his two gold gloves, won NL comeback player of the year and was on the 1969 World Series Championship team while there. 

Mookie Wilson spent five seasons starting for the Mets but nine seasons overall in center field where he was on the 1986 World Series Championship team, was a coach on the major league staff for years, managed in the minors for a few years and was the baserunning coordinator while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Mets history like having the second most triples, stolen bases, sixth mots hits, at bats and runs scored to name some.  Other notable outfielders in Mets history have been Rusty Staub, Cliff Floyd, Lenny Dykstra, Ron Swoboda, Curtis Granderson, George Foster and Kevin McReynolds. 

Felix Millan spent five seasons for the Mets as their longest tenured/second best second basemen where in 1975 he became the first Met to appear in all 162 games during that season. 

Rey Ordonez spent seven seasons for the Mets as third best shortstop where he won three straight gold gloves and was on the 2000 NL Pennant winning team while there. He also finished with the third highest defensive WAR in Mets history.  Other notable infielders in Mets history have been Howard Johnson, Wayne Garrett, Robin Ventura, Jose Reyes who is active, Jeff Kent, Luis Castillo, Daniel Murphy who is active, Wally Backman, John Olerud, Carlos Delgado and John Milner. 

Jerry Grote spent twelve seasons behind the plate for the Mets as their longest tenured/second best catcher where he made both of his All-Star appearances and was on the 1969 World Series Championship team while there. Other notable catchers in Mets history have been Todd Hundley, Paul Lo Duca and Hall of Famer Gary Carter. 

John Franco was the Mets closer for fifteen seasons where his numbers speak for themselves that should get him elected into the Hall of Fame through the veterans committee. He made one his four All-Star appearances, won one of his two NL reliever of year awards, led the NL in saves twice, was on two wild card teams and was the 2000 NL Pennant winning team while there. He also finished with the most games played, saves, games finished and has the seventh lowest ERA in Mets history. 

Tug McGraw was the Mets closer for ten seasons where he made one of his two All-Star appearances, was on the 1973 NL Pennant winning team and the 1969 World Series Championship team while here. He also finished with the sixth most saves, the seventh most games played and fourth most games finished in Mets history. 

Jesse Orosco was the Mets closer for eight seasons where he made both of his All-Star appearances, was on the 1986 World Series Championship team and finished with an MLB record 1252 games pitched. He also finished with the third lowest ERA, third most games finished, sixth most games played and the fourth most saves in Mets history. 

Billy Wagner was the Mets closer for three seasons where he made two of his seven All-Star appearances, has the fifth most saves and the tenth most games finished in Mets history.

Randy Myers was the Mets closer for where he was on the 1986 World Series Championship team and was ultimately traded for the best closer in their history Franco which propel him to being an All Star closer. 

Roger McDowell spent five seasons as the setup man and closer for the Mets where he was on the 1986 World Series Championship team and 1988 NL East Division winner. He also finished with sixth most games finished and the seventh most saves in Mets history. Other notable relievers in Mets history have been Armando Benitez, Francisco Rodriguez and Pedro Feliciano. 

The Miami-Florida Marlins All-Time 25 Man Roster:

·         The Marlins were introduced as an expansion team in 1993.

·         They play their games at Marlins Park in Little Havana by downtown Miami.

·         They got their name by paying homage to various baseball clubs teams that had played in Miami in years past by using the Marlins nickname that minor league teams in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1980s were known as.

·         They have made the playoffs twice both as wild cards.

·         They have two NL Pennants & two World Series Championships in 1997 & 2003.

Batting Lineup:

1.      CF Juan Pierre

2.      2B Luis Castillo

3.      DH Miguel Cabrera

4.      LF Gary Sheffield

5.      3B Mike Lowell

6.      RF Cliff Floyd

7.      1B Jeff Conine

8.      SS Alex Gonzalez

9.      C Charles Johnson

Starting Rotation:

1.      Dontrelle Willis

2.      Josh Beckett

3.      Brad Penny

4.      AJ Burnett

5.      Josh Johnson

Bullpen:

1.      Closer: Robb Nen

2.      Antonio Alfonseca

3.      David Weathers

4.      Juan Oviedo

5.      Kevin Gregg

6.    Mike Dunn 

Bench:

OF-Preston Wilson

OF-Josh Willingham

INF-Edgar Renteria

INF-Dan Uggla

C-Mike Redmond

Coaching Staff:

Manager-Jack McKeon

Jack McKeon managed the Marlins for four seasons where he finished with the most wins with 281. He led them to one NL Pennant, one World Series Championship in 2003, won manager the year once and then came back to manage them again in 2011. 

Bench Coach-Fredi Gonzalez

Fredi Gonzalez managed the Marlins for four seasons where he finished with the second most wins with 276. He started his career with the Marlins when he was chosen to be the first coach to instruct the first Marlins prospects in the minors. He managed the AA team to a first place finish in 1997 and moved to the big league club in 1999 as the third base coach for the 1999 and 2000 seasons. He did win the 2008 Sporting News manager of the year award and eventually came back to the Marlins to be their third base coach for three seasons. 

1B Coach-Jim Leyland

Jim Leyland managed the Marlins for two seasons but he guided them to their first ever World Series appearance and won it in 1997. It was only their fifth year of existence becoming the fastest expansion franchise to win a World Series which only the Diamondbacks surpassed. 

3B Coach-John Boles

John Boles managed the Marlins four seasons where he finished with the fifth most wins with 205. He was pushed aside for Leyland who then resigned after only two seasons then they brought him back for three more seasons. 

Hitting Coach-Don Mattingly

Don Mattingly has managed the Marlins for four seasons where he already has the second most wins with 276 tied with Gonzalez. He led the Marlins to win 79 games in his first year (the most wins for the team since winning 80 in 2010).

Pitching Coach-Larry Rothschild

Larry Rothschild was the Marlins pitching coach for three seasons including the year they won the 1997 World Series. 
Bullpen Coach-Rene Lachemann

Rene Lachemann managed the Marlins for four seasons where he finished the fourth most wins with 221.

 They have had six Hall of Fame players who have played for them at different points in their respective careers.  From 1993 until 2011, the Marlins had retired the number 5 in honor of Carl Barger, the first president of the Florida Marlins, who had died prior to the team's inaugural season. Barger's favorite player was Joe DiMaggio, thus the selection of number 5. With the move to the new ballpark, the team opted to honor Barger with a plaque instead, and opened number 5 to circulation. They also plan on retiring number 16 for the late Jose Fernandez. 

Miguel Cabrera spent five seasons in the outfield and infield for the for the Marlins as their greatest player where he was on the 2003 World Series Championship team, won two of his seven silver sluggers and made four of his eleven All-Star appearances while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive category in Marlins history like having the highest batting average, second highest on base percentage, third highest offensive WAR, third highest slugging percentage, fourth highest WAR for position players, fourth most RBIs and doubles to name some. 

Jeff Conine “Mr. Marlin” spent eight seasons for the Marlins where we was on both World Series Championship teams in 1997 & 2003 and made both of his All-Star appearances while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Marlins history like having the second most games, third most hits, singles and RBIs to name some. 

Mike Lowell spent seven seasons for the Marlins as their longest tenured/best third basemen where he was on the 2003 World Championship team, won his only silver slugger and made three of his four All-Star appearances while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Marlins history like having the most doubles, second most RBIs, third most total bases, extra base hits, fourth most singles, homeruns, hits, at bats, plate appearances and games played to name some. 

Gary Sheffield spent six seasons playing third base and the outfield for the Marlins where he made three of his nine All-Star appearances, won one of his five silver sluggers and was on the 1997 World Series Championship team. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Marlins history like having the highest on base percentage, highest on base plus slugging percentage, second highest slugging percentage and third most walks to name some. 

Cliff Floyd spent six seasons in the outfield for the Marlins where he was on the 1997 World Series Championship team and made his only All-Star appearance while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Marlins history like having the third highest on base percentage, fourth highest slugging and fourth highest on base plus slugging percentage to name some. 

Luis Castillo spent ten seasons for the Marlins as their longest tenured/best second basemen where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, won all three of his gold gloves, led the NL in stolen bases twice and was on the 2003 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Marlins history like having the most at bats, plate appearances, runs scored, hits, games played, triples, stolen bases, walks, singles and third highest WAR for position players to name some. 

Alex Gonzalez spent eight seasons as the Marlins second greatest shortstop where he made his only All-Star appearance and was on the 2003 World Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Marlins history like having the fourth most doubles, fifth most triples and has the seventh highest defensive WAR to name some.

 Juan Pierre spent three seasons in centerfield for the Marlins where he was on the 2003 World Series Championship team and led the NL in stolen bases once while there. He is currently their Minor League Outfield Coordinator. He also finished with the second most triples, third most stolen bases, fifth most singles and has the fifth highest batting average in Marlins history.  

Charles Johnson spent seven seasons behind the plate for the Marlins as their longest tenured/best catcher in their history where he made both of his All-Star appearances, won four straight gold gloves and was on the 1997 World Series Championship team while there. He is also one of only three catchers in history to catch at least 100 games in a single season without committing an error and has the highest defensive WAR in Marlins history. 

Dontrelle Willis pitched five seasons pitching for the Marlins as their greatest pitcher where he made both of his All-Star appearances, won NL Rookie of the Year, led the NL in wins once and was on the 2003 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Marlins history like having the most complete games, second most wins, innings pitched, shutouts, games started, second highest WAR for pitchers and third most strikeouts to name some. 

Josh Beckett pitched five seasons for the Marlins where he was on the 2003 World Series Championship team and was the MVP of that World Series while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Marlins history like most strikeouts per 9 IP, second lowest ERA and sixth best win loss percentage to name some. 

Brad Penny pitched six seasons for the Marlins where he was on the 2003 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Marlins history like the fourth most wins, games started, fifth most innings pitched and the sixth lowest ERA to name some. 

AJ Burnett pitched seven seasons for the Marlins where he pitched a no-hitter and was on the 2003 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories like having most shutouts, second most complete games, third lowest ERA, third most strikeouts per 9 IP to name some. 

Josh Johnson pitched eight seasons for the Marlins where he made both of his All-Star appearances and led the NL in ERA while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Marlins history like having the highest WAR for a pitcher, lowest ERA, second most strikeouts and second most strikeouts per 9 IP to name some. Other notable starters in Marlins history have been Charlie Hough, Livan Hernandez, Kevin Brown, current pitchers Ricky Nolasco and Anibal Sanchez.  

Preston Wilson spent five seasons in centerfield for the Marlins as their longest tenured center fielder in their history while there. He also finished with the eighth highest slugging percentage, ninth most stolen bases and tenth most home runs in Marlins history.

Josh Willingham spent five seasons in left field for the Marlins where he finished with the eight highest on base percentage and the ninth highest slugging percentage in Marlins history. Other notable outfielders in Marlins history have been Mark Kotsay, Juan Encarnacion, Devon White and Jeremy Hermida. 

Edgar Renteria spent three seasons at shortstop for the Marlins where he was on the 1997 World Series Championship team and made of one of his five All-Star appearances while there. He also finished with the eight most stolen bases and has the tenth highest batting average in Marlins history. 

Dan Uggla spent five seasons for the Marlins as their second best/second longest tenured second basemen where he made two of his three All-Star appearances an won his only silver slugger while there. He is also the only second baseman in MLB history to hit at least 30 home runs in four consecutive seasons. He finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Marlins history like having the second most home runs, fourth most runs scored, extra bases hits and the sixth highest offensive WAR to name some. Other notable infielders in Marlins history have been Derek Lee, Mike Jacobs, Gaby Sanchez, Craig Counsell and Hanley Ramirez who is still active. 

Mike Redmond spent even seasons behind the plate for the Marlins as their second greatest catcher where he was on the 2003 World Series Championship team and finished with sixth highest defensive WAR in Marlins history. He came back after his career to manage the Marlins for three years as well. Other notable catchers in Marlins history have been Benito Santiago, Paul Lo Duca and Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez. 

Robb Nen was the Marlins closer for five years where he was on the 1997 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished with the most saves, most games finished and seventh most games played in Marlins history. 

Antonio Alfonseca spent five seasons as the Marlins closer where he was on the 1997 World Series Championship team, led the NL in saves once and won NL reliever of the year once while there. He also finished with the second most saves, second most games finished and fourth most games played in Marlins history. 

Dave Weathers spent five seasons in the Marlins bullpen. 

Juan Oviedo spent three seasons as the Marlins closer where finished the fourth most saves and the sixth most games finished in Marlins history. 

Kevin Gregg spent three seasons as the Marlins closer where he finished the sixth most saves and seventh most games finished in Marlins history. 

Mike Dunn spent six seasons in the Marlins bullpen where he finished with the most games in Marlins history. Other notable relievers in Marlins history have been Vic Darensbourg, Braden Looper, Armando Benitez, and Todd Jones.