1998 New York Mets Roster

The 1998 New York Mets team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1998 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 1998 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1998 New York Mets salary list, a 1998 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1998 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1998 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

43 Rigo Beltran 5-11 185 Left Left 1969-11-13
46 Willie Blair 6-01 185 Right Right 1965-12-18
46 Brian Bohanon 6-02 220 Left Left 1968-08-01
49 Brad Clontz 6-01 180 Right Right 1971-04-25
27 Dennis Cook 6-03 185 Left Left 1962-10-04
31, 45 John Franco 5-10 185 Left Left 1960-09-17
43 John Hudek 6-01 200 Right Both 1966-08-08
28 Bobby Jones 6-04 225 Right Right 1970-02-10
22 Al Leiter 6-03 215 Left Left 1965-10-23
36 Greg McMichael 6-03 215 Right Right 1966-12-01
38 Dave Mlicki 6-04 190 Right Right 1968-06-08
16 Hideo Nomo 6-02 210 Right Right 1968-08-31
21 Bill Pulsipher 6-03 210 Left Left 1973-10-09
35 Rick Reed 6-00 205 Right Right 1964-08-16
40 Armando Reynoso 6-00 196 Right Right 1966-05-01
51 Mel Rojas 5-11 185 Right Right 1966-12-10
36, 38 Jeff Tam 6-01 202 Right Right 1970-08-19
99 Turk Wendell 6-02 190 Right Both 1967-05-19
21, 29 Masato Yoshii 6-02 210 Right Right 1965-04-20
30 Alberto Castillo 6-00 185 Right Right 1970-02-10
12 Jorge Fabregas 6-03 205 Right Left 1970-03-13
31 Mike Piazza 6-03 197 Right Right 1968-09-04
7 Todd Pratt 6-03 225 Right Right 1967-02-09
33 Tim Spehr 6-02 200 Right Right 1966-07-02
39 Rick Wilkins 6-02 210 Right Left 1967-06-04
13 Edgardo Alfonzo 5-11 210 Right Right 1973-11-08
8 Carlos Baerga 5-11 200 Right Both 1968-11-04
15 Matt Franco 6-02 200 Right Left 1969-08-19
12 Shawn Gilbert 5-09 170 Right Right 1965-03-12
18 Todd Haney 5-09 165 Right Right 1965-07-30
33 Mike Kinkade 6-01 210 Right Right 1973-05-06
17 Luis Lopez 5-11 175 Right Both 1970-09-04
26 Ralph Milliard 5-11 170 Right Right 1973-12-30
5 John Olerud 6-05 220 Left Left 1968-08-05
10 Rey Ordonez 5-09 160 Right Right 1971-11-11
18 Craig Paquette 6-00 190 Right Right 1969-03-28
19 Jim Tatum 6-02 200 Right Right 1967-10-09
39 Benny Agbayani 6-00 225 Right Right 1971-12-28
23 Jermaine Allensworth 6-00 189 Right Right 1972-01-11
6 Rich Becker 5-10 199 Left Left 1972-02-01
23 Bernard Gilkey 6-00 190 Right Right 1966-09-24
19 Lenny Harris 5-10 205 Right Left 1964-10-28
9 Todd Hundley 5-11 185 Right Both 1969-05-27
42 Butch Huskey 6-03 244 Right Right 1971-11-10
11 Wayne Kirby 5-10 185 Right Left 1964-01-22
56 Brian McRae 6-00 185 Right Both 1967-08-27
25 Jay Payton 5-10 185 Right Right 1972-11-22
6 Tony Phillips 5-10 175 Right Both 1959-04-25
11 Preston Wilson 6-02 193 Right Right 1974-07-19
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The 1998 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 74 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 99/99) where 2,287,948 fans witnessed their 1998 Mets finish the season with a .543 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 1998 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1998 New York Mets salary list, a 1998 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1998 New York Mets primary starters list:

1998 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Edgardo Alfonzo
Carlos Baerga
Bernard Gilkey
Butch Huskey
Bobby Jones
Brian McRae
John Olerud
Rey Ordonez
Tim Spehr

1998 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Mike Piazza (99)
1B John Olerud (157)
2B Carlos Baerga (144)
3B Edgardo Alfonzo (144)
SS Rey Ordonez (151)
LF Bernard Gilkey (76)
CF Brian McRae (154)
RF Butch Huskey (103)
DH Mike Piazza (4)
  
SP Bobby Jones
SP Al Leiter
SP Hideo Nomo
SP Rick Reed
SP Masato Yoshii
  
RP Brian Bohanon
RP Dennis Cook
RP John Hudek
RP Greg McMichael
RP Mel Rojas
RP Turk Wendell
CL John Franco


1998 New York Mets
Salaries

Bernard Gilkey $5,050,000.00
Todd Hundley $4,925,000.00
Carlos Baerga $4,749,999.00
Mel Rojas $4,583,333.00
Brian McRae $3,850,000.00
John Olerud $3,750,000.00
Bobby Jones $3,116,667.00
Al Leiter $3,000,000.00
John Franco $2,900,000.00
Greg McMichael $1,900,000.00
Edgardo Alfonzo $1,750,000.00
Rich Becker $1,550,000.00
Rick Reed $1,375,000.00
Dave Mlicki $1,250,000.00
Armando Reynoso $1,250,000.00
Masato Yoshii $1,075,000.00
Dennis Cook $850,000.00
Turk Wendell $661,500.00
Tony Phillips $560,000.00
John Hudek $499,000.00
Luis Lopez $375,000.00
Brian Bohanon $350,000.00
Rey Ordonez $320,000.00
Butch Huskey $300,000.00
Craig Paquette $300,000.00
Todd Pratt $300,000.00
Tim Spehr $285,000.00
Jim Tatum $225,000.00
Matt Franco $202,500.00
Alberto Castillo $192,500.00


1998 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#5 John Olerud
#6 Rich Becker
#6 Tony Phillips
#7 Todd Pratt
#8 Carlos Baerga
#9 Todd Hundley
#10 Rey Ordonez
#11 Wayne Kirby
#11 Preston Wilson
#12 Jorge Fabregas
#12 Shawn Gilbert
#13 Edgardo Alfonzo
#15 Matt Franco
#16 Hideo Nomo
#17 Luis Lopez
#18 Todd Haney
#18 Craig Paquette
#19 Lenny Harris
#19 Jim Tatum
#21 Bill Pulsipher
#21 Masato Yoshii
#22 Al Leiter
#23 Jermaine Allensworth
#23 Bernard Gilkey
#25 Jay Payton
#26 Ralph Milliard
#27 Dennis Cook
#28 Bobby Jones
#29 Masato Yoshii
#30 Alberto Castillo
#31 John Franco
#31 Mike Piazza
#33 Mike Kinkade
#33 Tim Spehr
#35 Rick Reed
#36 Greg McMichael
#36 Jeff Tam
#38 Dave Mlicki
#38 Jeff Tam
#39 Benny Agbayani
#39 Rick Wilkins
#40 Armando Reynoso
#42 Butch Huskey
#43 Rigo Beltran
#43 John Hudek
#45 John Franco
#46 Willie Blair
#46 Brian Bohanon
#49 Brad Clontz
#51 Mel Rojas
#56 Brian McRae
#99 Turk Wendell

Did you know that a 1998 New York Mets Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?