The 2008 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2008 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 2008 New York Mets salary list, a 2008 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 2008 New York Mets primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"You get so many statistical people together, they put so many stats on paper, and they say, well, if you do this and you score this many runs, you do that many times, you'll be in the playoffs. That's not really how it works, and that's what we have to get away from. And that's going to have to be a different mind-set of the team in going forward. We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people. We have to win because we have baseball players that know and can understand the game." - New York Mets Manager Jerry Manuel on ESPN.com (AP Wire, 10/04/2008)
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
44 | Tony Armas, Jr. | 6-04 | 205 | Right | Right | 1978-04-29 |
56 | Luis Ayala | 6-02 | 175 | Right | Right | 1978-01-12 |
25 | Pedro Feliciano | 5-10 | 195 | Left | Left | 1976-08-25 |
27 | Nelson Figueroa | 6-01 | 205 | Right | Both | 1974-05-18 |
48 | Aaron Heilman | 6-05 | 220 | Right | Right | 1978-11-12 |
28, 44 | Brandon Knight | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1975-10-01 |
44 | Eddie Kunz | 6-05 | 265 | Right | Right | 1986-04-08 |
33 | John Maine | 6-04 | 220 | Right | Right | 1981-05-08 |
45 | Pedro Martinez | 5-11 | 195 | Right | Right | 1971-10-25 |
32 | Carlos Muniz | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1981-03-12 |
49 | Jonathon Niese | 6-03 | 215 | Left | Left | 1986-10-27 |
39 | Bobby Parnell | 6-04 | 205 | Right | Right | 1984-09-08 |
34 | Mike Pelfrey | 6-07 | 240 | Right | Right | 1984-01-14 |
46 | Oliver Pérez | 6-03 | 225 | Left | Left | 1981-08-15 |
73 | Ricardo Rincon | 6-00 | 190 | Left | Left | 1970-04-13 |
50 | Duaner Sanchez | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1979-10-14 |
57 | Johan Santana | 6-00 | 210 | Left | Left | 1979-03-13 |
60 | Scott Schoeneweis | 6-00 | 185 | Left | Left | 1973-10-02 |
35 | Joe Smith | 6-02 | 211 | Right | Right | 1984-03-22 |
29 | Jorge Sosa | 6-02 | 180 | Right | Right | 1977-04-28 |
43 | Brian Stokes | 6-01 | 205 | Right | Right | 1979-09-07 |
39 | Claudio Vargas | 6-03 | 225 | Right | Right | 1978-06-19 |
13 | Billy Wagner | 5-10 | 180 | Left | Left | 1971-07-25 |
38 | Matt Wise | 6-04 | 197 | Right | Right | 1975-11-18 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
4, 40 | Robinson Cancel | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1976-05-04 |
30 | Raul Casanova | 6-00 | 192 | Right | Both | 1972-08-23 |
11 | Ramon Castro | 6-03 | 225 | Right | Right | 1976-03-01 |
6, 29 | Gustavo Molina | 6-00 | 220 | Right | Right | 1982-02-24 |
23 | Brian Schneider | 6-01 | 210 | Right | Left | 1976-11-26 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1 | Luis Castillo | 5-11 | 145 | Right | Both | 1975-09-12 |
21 | Carlos Delgado | 6-03 | 245 | Right | Left | 1972-06-25 |
3 | Damion Easley | 5-11 | 195 | Right | Right | 1969-11-11 |
22 | Ramon Martinez | 6-01 | 187 | Right | Right | 1972-10-10 |
4 | Argenis Reyes | 5-10 | 180 | Right | Both | 1982-09-25 |
7 | Jose Reyes | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Both | 1983-06-11 |
5 | David Wright | 6-00 | 205 | Right | Right | 1982-12-20 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
29 | Chris Aguila | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1979-02-23 |
18 | Moises Alou | 6-03 | 190 | Right | Right | 1966-07-03 |
9 | Marlon Anderson | 5-11 | 198 | Right | Left | 1974-01-06 |
15 | Carlos Beltran | 6-01 | 215 | Right | Both | 1977-04-24 |
10 | Endy Chavez | 6-00 | 170 | Left | Left | 1978-02-07 |
19 | Ryan Church | 6-01 | 190 | Left | Left | 1978-10-14 |
44 | Brady Clark | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1973-04-18 |
6 | Nick Evans | 6-02 | 220 | Right | Right | 1986-01-30 |
28 | Daniel Murphy | 6-01 | 221 | Right | Left | 1985-04-01 |
6 | Trot Nixon | 6-01 | 195 | Left | Left | 1974-04-11 |
16 | Angel Pagan | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Both | 1981-07-02 |
29 | Andy Phillips | 6-00 | 205 | Right | Right | 1977-04-06 |
17 | Fernando Tatis | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 1975-01-01 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
6 | Abraham Nunez | 5-11 | 160 | Right | Both | 1976-03-16 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
2008 New York Mets Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 2008 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 89 games, lost 73 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 98/98) where 4,042,045 fans witnessed their 2008 Mets finish the season with a .549 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2008 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 2008 New York Mets salary list, a 2008 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 2008 New York Mets primary starters list:
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