List of New York Mets owners and executives

The New York Mets are Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Queens, in New York City, New York. They play in the National League East division. In the team's history (1962-), the Mets have employed 12 general managers (GMs).[1] The GM controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts.[2] The longest-tenured GM is Frank Cashen, who held the position for 11 years (1980–1990).[1]

Table key

† or ‡
Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (‡ denotes induction as manager)[3]
§
Member of the New York Mets Hall of Fame[4]

Owners

General managers

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Sandy Alderson, current general manager of the Mets
#[a] Name Seasons Ref
1 Weiss, GeorgeGeorge Weiss‡§ 1962–1966 [1]
2 Devine, BingBing Devine 1967 [1]
3 Murphy, JohnnyJohnny Murphy§ 1968–1969 [1]
4 Scheffing, BobBob Scheffing 1970–1974 [1]
5 McDonald, JoeJoe McDonald 1975–1979 [1]
6 Cashen, FrankFrank Cashen§ 1980– 1991 [1]
7 Harazin, AlAl Harazin 1992– 1993 [1]
8 McIlvaine, JoeJoe McIlvaine 1994–1997 [1]
9 Phillips, SteveSteve Phillips 1997 [1]
— Cashen, FrankFrank Cashen (Interim) 1998 [1]
— Phillips, SteveSteve Phillips 1998–2003 [1]
10 Duquette, JimJim Duquette 2004 [1]
11 Minaya, OmarOmar Minaya 2005–2010 [1]
— Ricco, JohnJohn Ricco (Interim) 2010 [1]
12 Alderson, SandySandy Alderson 2010–present [1]

Other executives

Footnotes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Executive Database". Baseball America. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  2. ↑ Schwarz, Alan (December 21, 2005). "2005 General Manager Roundtable". Baseball America. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  3. ↑ "Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  4. ↑ "Mets Hall of Fame". New York Mets. Retrieved 2009-09-07.

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