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Although the Mets were bounced out of the playoffs earlier than expected, there will still plenty of memorable moments during a 101-win season. 

Next season there will be a new mix of players in the clubhouse and the expectation will be that the team continues to progress as opposed to regressing as they did during the Wilpon era. For now, though, bask in the great things that happened for the boys in Queens this season. Let’s take a trip down memory lane and look at the Top 5 moments from the 2022 season:

Amazins Rally to Beat Phillies

This one was a battle for the ages. At the time the Mets’ lead in the NL East was down to three games as they entered a pivotal matchup at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies and Braves were gaining momentum as the Mets were trying to find some consistency on offense as well with pitching.

Mets rookie, Jose Butto, made his major league debut against a strong Phillies lineup. Unfortunately, he was done after four innings of work as he allowed seven runs on nine hits with two of them being home runs. He was followed by Nate Fisher, who ended up pitching three scoreless innings. 

The true star of the show came from an unlikely source as Mark Canha hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning and then later in the ninth inning he hit a two-run home run to give the Mets the lead. You’ve never seen an opposing team’s field taken over by the away team as you saw in this one. Mets fans made this one look like a home game for their team.

Timmy Trumpet and Edwin Diaz

There aren’t too many games that can truly top this one. The Mets welcomed the Dodgers to Citi Field as two of the top teams in the National League were set to battle. Jacob deGrom was indeed on his game as he only allowed three hits against the Dodgers with one of them being a Mookie Betts home run. He also struck out nine batters in seven innings of work.

I mean, what more could you ask for? Timmy Trumpet led Edwin Diaz out of the bullpen after deGrom held the Dodgers to one run with help from Brandon Nimmo who robbed Trea Turner of a game-tying home run in the seventh inning as the Mets faithful went wild!

The Cycle

Eduardo Escobar had his fair share of ups and downs in his first season in Queens but he found a way to make up for his sluggish start. In a matchup against the Padres, the Mets’ offense exploded to win 11-5 on the back of Eduardo Escobar. Escobar hit for the cycle and was the first Mets player to achieve this in 10 years. Scott Hairston was the last Mets hitter to complete the cycle back in 2012.

Escobar went 4-for-5 on the day and drove in six runs to help the Mets take down the Padres.

Mets’ Pitchers Combine for No-Hitter

Don’t tell Noah Syndergaard, but a no-hitter is a no-hitter, and the way that the Mets achieved it was remarkable. Unfortunately for the Phillies, they made it into two of the Mets’ Top 5 moments. Tylor Megill got the start for the team and pitched five shutout innings while striking out five batters and walking three.

Drew Smith followed suit as he pitched 1 1/3 innings with four strikeouts before he handed the ball over to Joely Rodriguez. Rodriguez also pitched one inning and then gave it to Seth Lugo who was able to get two outs before the Mets brought in Díaz for the save. 

The Mets had their second no-hitter in team history and just the 17th combined no-hitter in MLB history.

Walk-Off Error on Keith Hernandez Day

On an incredible day that was long overdue, the Mets retired the number 17 in honor of Keith Hernandez. It was a day full of an incredible amount of emotions as the Mets unveiled the number 17 on top of the left-field stands.

With that kind of event, there was no way that the current Mets could throw this game away. Instead, that was left to the Miami Marlins. The Mets and Marlins battled back and forth until Alonso broke the ice as he launched a home run in the bottom of the fourth inning.

The Marlins battled back as they took the lead in the top of the sixth inning. The Mets came back in the bottom of the sixth with a big two-run shot from Francisco Lindor to take a 3-2 lead. Unfortunately, that effort was lost as the Aguilar homered for the Marlins to tie the game in the top of the eight.

The Marlins scored a run in the top of the 10th inning to take a 4-3 lead. Fortunately, Keith Hernandez brought the 1986 magic to the ballpark with him that day as Tomas Nido hit a ground ball to third that just went past the glove of the Marlins’ third basemen to help the Mets tie the game. The Mets then won on a walk-off as Nimmo hit the ball back to the pitcher who threw the ball past the first baseman.

It was the first time since Game 6 of the 1986 World Series that the Mets won on a walk-off error with two outs in extra innings.

What was your favorite moment from the Mets 2022 season?