List of New York Mets owners and executives

The New York Mets are a 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

• Joan Whitney Payson
• Charles Shipman Payson
• Doubleday & Co.
• Nelson Doubleday & Fred Wilpon
• Fred Wilpon

General managers

Sandy Alderson, general manager of the Mets from 2011–2018

#^[a]	Name	Seasons	Ref
1	George Weiss^‡§	1962–1966	[1]
2	Bing Devine	1967	[1]
3	Johnny Murphy^§	1968–1969	[1]
4	Bob Scheffing	1970–1974	[1]
5	Joe McDonald	1975–1979	[1]
6	Frank Cashen^§	1980– 1991	[1]
7	Al Harazin	1992– 1993	[1]
8	Joe McIlvaine	1994–1997	[1]
9	Steve Phillips	1997	[1]
—	Frank Cashen (Interim)	1998	[1]
—	Steve Phillips	1998–2003	[1]
10	Jim Duquette	2004	[1]
11	Omar Minaya	2005–2010	[1]
—	John Ricco (Interim)	2010	[1]
12	Sandy Alderson	2010–2018	[1]
—	John Ricco (Interim, as part of triumvirate)	2018	[1]
—	Omar Minaya (Interim, as part of triumvirate)	2018	[1]
—	J. P. Ricciardi (Interim, as part of triumvirate)	2018	[1]
13	Brodie Van Wagenen	2018	[1]

Other executives

• Paul DePodesta
• M. Donald Grant
• Whitey Herzog
• Gerry Hunsicker
• Wid Matthews
• Kevin Morgan
• J. P. Ricciardi
• Jack Zduriencik
• Rubén Amaro Jr.

Footnotes

• ^a #: A running total of the number of Mets' GMs. Thus, any GM who has two or more separate terms is only counted once.
• Assistant GM John Ricco served as interim GM following the dismissal of Minaya on October 4, 2010. He returned to Asst. GM on October 29, when Alderson was hired.

References

1. "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.