We know, we know, the 2023 Mets season did not go how we planned – or how we would’ve liked. But there were some moments that were great, right? Right?!

Let’s take a look at some of those moments – even if that moment may have been the season-ending, as you’ll see in one of the answers below.

Ricky Keeler

If I had to pick a favorite moment from the 2023 Mets season, it would have to be the team’s August 30th walk-off win against the Texas Rangers, the eventual World Series champions. Everyone loves a good underdog story and DJ Stewart became one of the favorite underdogs of the year.

On that night, Stewart went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and drove in four of the team’s six runs. The key hit was a game-tying two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth against Jose Leclerc.

One inning later, Stewart made a great catch against the wall in right to rob extra bases and an RBI from Marcus Semien. He would later win the game in the 10th by taking one for the team on a hit-by-pitch from Aroldis Chapman.

Yes, the Mets were well out of it by then, but for one night, Stewart got to have his one shining moment in the second half, where he made his own case to stay on the roster in 2024. For a player who had earned the promotion with his power numbers at Triple-A, it was well worth the watch.

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John Sheridan

Being in the ballpark for Ronny Mauricio’s debut was my favorite moment of the season. When top prospects are called up, there is just a different energy in the ballpark. Even in lost seasons, you feel hope and dream of what can be.

Mauricio lived up to the hype immediately by destroying a pitch for a double. It was the Mets’ hardest-hit ball, which says something for a team with Pete Alonso. The fact Kodai Senga picked up the win after striking out 12 over seven made the evening even better.

Of course, with the Mets being snake-bit in 2023, Mauricio would tear his ACL during the winter leagues…

Johnluke Chaparro

My favorite moment of the 2023 season was the Mets comeback versus Cleveland. Seeing Lindor win it against his former team after a stellar ninth-inning comeback generated an exciting feeling that the team had been missing over the prior few weeks. This event and the comeback versus the Guardians made the season feel like it was on an upward trend.

It was an exciting blip in a dreadful season.

Allison Waxman

My favorite Mets moment of 2023 might be a hot take. Living in LA, I got to go to the Mets vs. Dodgers game where Scherzer got ejected and witnessed it in real-time with a bunch of other confused Mets fans.

While some might make that the takeaway, it was the first time in a long time I felt the bullpen was somewhat complete (boy, was I wrong). But everyone delivered when it mattered most in every aspect.

Nimmo had a ridiculous 5-for-5 day, Canha came through with a pinch-hit, two-run single, and the bullpen delivered. Sure, they gave up some runs through seven innings, but it was a joy to watch. While most of these players from this game aren’t even on the team anymore, it doesn’t matter in the long run.

It was a game that gave me hope as a Mets fan for what’s to come in the future, even if the 2023 season doesn’t pan out the way anyone thought it would. What was a relatively ordinary game (with the exception of a ridiculous ejection) gave me hope. That’s just being a Mets fan, isn’t it? Here’s to 2024.

Rich Sparago

My favorite moment of the Mets’ 2023 season came on October 1 at about 5:30 pm, when the season ended. It was such a bad season that the outcome fell far short of expectations, resulting in a mid-season gutting of the team. Sure, we saw Mauricio debut and the development of Alvarez. However, watching Jonathan Arauz, Danny Mendick, Rafael Ortega, and Trevor Gott was not what we signed up to see.

It seemed like a bait-and-switch, and the whole thing left a bitter taste. The Mets talked about lowered expectations for 2024. That is clearly the case coming off the highly forgettable 2023 season.

Matt Mancuso

The Mets’ 2023 campaign had highlights far and few between. However, one notable moment stuck out as the pièce de résistance of their season. In May, well before their midseason swoon, the trio of Mark Vientos, Francisco Alvarez, and Pete Alonso combined to smash three home runs in the late innings against the first-place Rays, which allowed New York to tie twice and eventually come out victorious.

The trio contributed 1.249 WPA (Win Probability Added) in the game, an outstanding amount that granted the Mets not only an improbable win, but one reminiscent of impossible comebacks from magical moments in years past.