The Mets are one player away from putting a new mark in the franchise record book.
Through 156 games, New York has already used 64 different players in a game, matching the 2021 club for the most in team history. The next player to make his 2026 debut for the Mets will push that total to 65 and establish a new high.
That kind of number tells the story of a season that never settled down. The Mets already own the MLB record for most pitchers used in a single season, with 46 different arms taking the mound in 2025.
Some of those pitchers barely had a cup of coffee. Matt Seelinger, Kevin Herget, Dylan Ross, and Guillo Zuniga each appeared in only one game.
The churn wasn’t limited to the mound. Gabriel Arias appeared in just two games, and Andy Ibanez in three.
A handful of position players were cycled in as temporary fixes, with Eric Wagaman, Christopher Morel, Tommy Pham, and Austin Slater all getting a look as the club’s right-handed answer against left-handed pitching. Ibanez was part of that mix, too.
The bullpen, though, was where the constant movement really showed up. Early roster cuts Luis Garcia and Richard Lovelady left two openings, and the deadline only accelerated the shuffle as more pitchers were moved out. Before long, the Mets were turning over the relief corps every few days, plugging holes with fresh arms as needed.
It’s not the sort of roster traffic usually associated with David Stearns, but the numbers are there. All six of the Mets’ highest player-usage seasons have come in the last six years.
The final piece for the franchise record may already be sitting on the 40-man roster. Cameron Weston and Christian Cairo have not yet appeared in a game for the Mets, and Weston could be a logical candidate to get into one with the minor league season finished. Once he or anyone else takes the field, the club will have its new record.
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