Baseball Roster for 1996 New York Mets
| # | Player Name | Pos | Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | Born | Place | High Level | mlbYears | Salary |
| 13 | Edgardo Alfonzo | 3B-2B | 22 | R | R | 5-11 | 187 | 11/8/1973 | Santa Teresa,Venezuela | MLB | 1995-2006 | 180,000 |
| 6 | Carlos Baerga | 2B | 27 | B | R | 5-11 | 215 | 11/4/1968 | San Juan,Puerto Rico | MLB | 1990-2005 | 4,750,000 |
| 11 | Tim Bogar | SS-3B | 29 | R | R | 6-2 | 198 | 10/28/1966 | Indianapolis,Indiana | MLB | 1993-2001 | 215,000 |
| 26 | Rico Brogna | 1B | 26 | L | L | 6-2 | 203 | 4/18/1970 | Turners Falls,Massachusetts | MLB | 1992-2001 | 325,000 |
| 43 | Paul Byrd | P | 25 | R | R | 6-1 | 184 | 12/3/1970 | Louisville,Kentucky | MLB | 1995-2009 | 123,000 |
| 30 | Alberto Castillo | C | 26 | R | R | 6-0 | 185 | 2/10/1970 | San Juan de Maguana,Dominican Republic | MLB | 1995-2007 | 109,000 |
| 54 | Mark Clark | P | 28 | R | R | 6-5 | 235 | 5/12/1968 | Bath,Illinois | MLB | 1991-2000 | 1,100,000 |
| 45 | Jerry Dipoto | P | 28 | R | R | 6-2 | 205 | 5/24/1968 | Jersey City,New Jersey | MLB | 1993-2000 | 225,000 |
| 12 | Alvaro Espinoza | SS-3B | 34 | R | R | 6-0 | 181 | 2/19/1962 | Valencia,Venezuela | MLB | 1985-1997 | 450,000 |
| 3 | Carl Everett | CF-RF | 25 | B | R | 6-0 | 190 | 6/3/1971 | Tampa,Florida | MLB | 1993-2006 | 178,000 |
| 31 | John Franco | P | 35 | L | L | 5-10 | 185 | 9/17/1960 | Brooklyn,New York | MLB | 1984-2005 | 2,600,000 |
| 15 | Matt Franco | 1B-3B | 26 | L | R | 6-2 | 200 | 8/19/1969 | Santa Monica,California | MLB | 1995-2003 | 109,000 |
| 40 | Mike Fyhrie | P | 26 | R | R | 6-2 | 203 | 12/9/1969 | Long Beach,California | MLB | 1996-2002 | 109,000 |
| 23 | Bernard Gilkey | LF | 29 | R | R | 6-0 | 200 | 9/24/1966 | St. Louis,Missouri | MLB | 1990-2001 | 2,787,500 |
| 7 | Charlie Greene | C | 25 | R | R | 6-2 | 170 | 1/23/1971 | Miami,Florida | MLB | 1996-2000 | 109,000 |
| 19 | Jason Hardtke | 2B-3B | 24 | B | R | 5-10 | 175 | 9/15/1971 | Milwaukee,Wisconsin | MLB | 1996-1998 | 109,000 |
| 27 | Pete Harnisch | P | 29 | R | R | 6-0 | 228 | 9/23/1966 | Commack,New York | MLB | 1988-2001 | 3,725,000 |
| 35 | Doug Henry | P | 32 | R | R | 6-4 | 205 | 12/10/1963 | Sacramento,California | MLB | 1991-2001 | 750,000 |
| 9 | Todd Hundley | C | 27 | B | R | 5-11 | 199 | 5/27/1969 | Martinsville,Virginia | MLB | 1990-2003 | 1,837,500 |
| 42 | Butch Huskey | RF-1B | 24 | R | R | 6-3 | 244 | 11/10/1971 | Anadarko,Oklahoma | MLB | 1993-2000 | 116,000 |
| 44 | Jason Isringhausen | P | 23 | R | R | 6-3 | 210 | 9/7/1972 | Brighton,Illinois | MLB | 1995-2011 | 169,000 |
| 1,51 | Lance Johnson | CF | 32 | L | L | 5-11 | 165 | 7/6/1963 | Lincoln Heights,Ohio | MLB | 1987-2000 | 2,715,000 |
| 28 | Bobby Jones | P | 26 | R | R | 6-4 | 225 | 2/10/1970 | Fresno,California | MLB | 1993-2002 | 405,000 |
| 5 | Chris Jones | RF-LF | 30 | R | R | 6-2 | 210 | 12/16/1965 | Utica,New York | MLB | 1991-2000 | 337,500 |
| 12 | Jeff Kent | 2B | 28 | R | R | 6-1 | 205 | 3/7/1968 | Bellflower,California | MLB | 1992-2008 | 1,960,000 |
| 49 | Bob MacDonald | P | 31 | L | L | 6-3 | 200 | 4/27/1965 | East Orange,New Jersey | MLB | 1990-1996 | 200,000 |
| 48 | Pedro Martinez | P | 27 | L | L | 6-2 | 185 | 11/29/1968 | Villa Mella,Dominican Republic | MLB | 1993-1997 | 109,000 |
| 17 | Brent Mayne | C | 28 | L | R | 6-1 | 192 | 4/19/1968 | Loma Linda,California | MLB | 1990-2004 | 725,000 |
| 34 | Blas Minor | P | 30 | R | R | 6-3 | 203 | 3/20/1966 | Merced,California | MLB | 1992-1997 | 198,000 |
| 38 | Dave Mlicki | P | 28 | R | R | 6-4 | 205 | 6/8/1968 | Cleveland,Ohio | MLB | 1992-2002 | 195,000 |
| 22 | Alex Ochoa | RF-LF | 24 | R | R | 6-0 | 195 | 3/29/1972 | Miami Lakes,Florida | MLB | 1995-2002 | 109,000 |
| 0 | Rey Ordonez | SS | 23 | R | R | 5-9 | 159 | 11/11/1972 | Havana,Cuba | MLB | 1996-2004 | 109,000 |
| 29 | Robert Person | P | 26 | R | R | 6-0 | 194 | 10/6/1969 | St. Louis,Missouri | MLB | 1995-2003 | 109,000 |
| 20 | Roberto Petagine | 1B | 25 | L | L | 6-1 | 215 | 6/2/1971 | Nueva Esparita,Venezuela | MLB | 1994-2006 | 135,000 |
| 18 | Kevin Roberson | RF-LF | 28 | B | R | 6-4 | 210 | 1/29/1968 | Decatur,Illinois | MLB | 1993-1996 | 125,000 |
| 33 | Andy Tomberlin | RF-LF | 29 | L | L | 5-11 | 185 | 11/7/1966 | Monroe,North Carolina | MLB | 1993-1998 | 130,000 |
| 34 | Ricky Trlicek | P | 27 | R | R | 6-2 | 200 | 4/26/1969 | Houston,Texas | MLB | 1992-1997 | 109,000 |
| 15 | Jose Vizcaino | SS-2B | 28 | B | R | 6-1 | 180 | 3/26/1968 | San Cristobal,Dominican Republic | MLB | 1989-2006 | 2,200,000 |
| 47 | Derek Wallace | P | 24 | R | R | 6-3 | 215 | 9/1/1971 | Van Nuys,California | MLB | 1996-1999 | 109,000 |
| 32 | Paul Wilson | P | 23 | R | R | 6-5 | 235 | 3/28/1973 | Orlando,Florida | MLB | 1996-2005 | 109,000 |
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