Offseason

• November 14, 1989: Gary Carter
  Gary Carter
  Gary Edmund Carter , nicknamed "Kid" and "Kid Carter", is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. During a 19-year baseball career, mostly with the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets, Carter established himself as one of the premier catchers in the National League, winning three Gold...
  
   was released by the Mets.
• December 5, 1989: John Mitchell
  John Mitchell (baseball)
  John Kyle Mitchell is a former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in parts of five Major League Baseball seasons, from through , for the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles.-Boating accident:...
  
   and Joaquin Contreras (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Baltimore Orioles
  Baltimore Orioles
  The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
  
   for Keith Hughes
  Keith Hughes
  Keith Wills Hughes is a former Major League Baseball player who played for five teams in his major league career which lasted for parts of four seasons. He made his debut on May 19, 1987 with the New York Yankees. Then the Yankees traded him and Shane Rawley to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mike...
  
   and Cesar Mejia (minors).
• December 6, 1989: Randy Myers
  Randy Myers
  Randall Kirk Myers is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. During a 14-year baseball career, he pitched from 1985-1998 for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, and Toronto Blue Jays.-Career:Myers first began his major league career with...
  
   and Kip Gross
  Kip Gross
  Kip Lee Gross is a former Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.Gross played for four different ballclubs during his career: the Cincinnati Reds , Los Angeles Dodgers , Boston Red Sox , and Houston Astros...
  
   were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds
  Cincinnati Reds
  The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
  
   for John Franco and Don Brown (minors).
• December 20, 1989: Juan Samuel
  Juan Samuel
  Juan Milton Samuel is a retired second baseman who spent sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies , New York Mets , Los Angeles Dodgers , Kansas City Royals , Cincinnati Reds , Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays...
  
   was traded by the Mets to the Los Angeles Dodgers
  Los Angeles Dodgers
  The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
  
   for Alejandro Peña
  Alejandro Peña
  Alejandro Peña Vásquez [PEH-nya] in Cambiaso, Dominican Republic, is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Peña batted and threw right-handed...
  
   and Mike Marshall.
• March 26, 1990: D. J. Dozier
  D. J. Dozier
  William Henry "D.J." Dozier Jr. is a retired American National Football League running back and Major League Baseball outfielder. He played five seasons with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions from 1987 to 1991, and played one season with the MLB's New York Mets in 1992...
  
   was signed by the Mets as an amateur free agent.

Regular season

• Darryl Strawberry
  Darryl Strawberry
  Darryl Eugene Strawberry is a former American Major League Baseball outfielder who is well-known both for his play on the field and for his controversial behavior off it...
  
   became the first player in Mets history to have three seasons with 100 RBIs.
• During the season, Frank Viola became the last pitcher to win at least 20 games in one season for the Mets in the 20th century.

Opening Day starters

• Kevin Elster
• Dwight Gooden
• Gregg Jefferies
• Howard Johnson
• Barry Lyons
• Mike Marshall
• Kevin McReynolds
• Keith Miller
• Darryl Strawberry

Notable transactions

• June 4, 1990: Jeromy Burnitz
  Jeromy Burnitz
  Jeromy Neal Burnitz is a former baseball player who was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Mets , Cleveland Indians , Milwaukee Brewers , Los Angeles Dodgers , Colorado Rockies , Chicago Cubs , and Pittsburgh Pirates .Burnitz played his...
  
   was drafted by the Mets in the 1st round of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft
  1990 Major League Baseball Draft
  -First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1990 Major League Baseball draft.-Background:The draft went a record 101 rounds, surpassing 1989's total of 88, and included a record 1,487 selections. The Astros led all clubs with 100 selections. Seattle was second with 75,...
  
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• June 19, 1990: Mario Diaz was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Mets for Brian Givens
  Brian Givens
  Brian Allen Givens is a former major league baseball pitcher who played for two years—1995 and 1996—for the Milwaukee Brewers....
  
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• August 30, 1990: Archie Corbin
  Archie Corbin
  Archie Ray Corbin is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Kansas City Royals in , Baltimore Orioles in , and Florida Marlins in .-External links:...
  
   was traded by the Mets to the Kansas City Royals
  Kansas City Royals
  The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...
  
   for Pat Tabler
  Pat Tabler
  Patrick Sean "Pat" Tabler is a former Major League Baseball player and currently a color analyst for the Toronto Blue Jays on the Canadian sports television network Rogers Sportsnet and formerly with Rod Black on TSN....
  
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• August 31, 1990: Julio Machado
  Julio Machado
  Julio Segundo Machado Rondón is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played for the New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers ....
  
   and Kevin Brown were traded by the Mets to the Milwaukee Brewers
  Milwaukee Brewers
  The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
   for Charlie O'Brien
  Charlie O'Brien
  Charles Hugh O'Brien is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Oakland Athletics , Milwaukee Brewers , New York Mets , Atlanta Braves , Toronto Blue Jays , Chicago White Sox , Anaheim Angels and Montreal Expos .While growing up in Tulsa, O'Brien attended and graduated...
  
   and Kevin Carmody (minors).
• September 10, 1990: Nick Davis (minors) and Steve LaRose (minors) were traded by the Mets to the Houston Astros
  Houston Astros
  The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
  
   for Dan Schatzeder
  Dan Schatzeder
  Daniel Ernest Schatzeder is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the major leagues from - for nine different teams. Schatzeder played college baseball at the University of Denver...
  
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Roster

Starters by position

Other batters

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system

External links

• 1990 New York Mets
• 1990 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com