Under first-year manager Carlos Mendoza, the Mets have already improved on their 2023 record of 75-87.
It's been a roller coaster year for New York, which was 24-35 at one point but crawled back into the postseason race after a seven-game win streak in June that might've been sparked by Grimace.
Francisco Lindor, up to 31 homers and 86 RBIs this season, has led the way in the Mets' postseason chase. With the regular season dwindling down, the team is in clear pursuit of a postseason spot and remains in good position to achieve that goal.
Here's a look at how the Mets' playoff picture, including their current position in the NL standings, remaining regular season schedule, clinching scenarios and how any tiebreakers would be decided.
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Mets updated MLB playoff picture, standings
As of Sept. 29, the Mets' record sits at 88-72.
Here are the latest NL wild-card standings, with the Mets currently in a postseason spot:
Standings updated through games on Sept. 29,
National League wild-card standings
- WC1: Padres, 93-69 (.574), +4.0 GB
- WC2: Braves, 88-72 (.550)
- WC3: Mets, 88-72 (.550)
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- Diamondbacks, 89-73 (.549), 0.0 GB
- Cubs, 83-79 (.512), ELIMINATED
- Cardinals, 83-79 (.512), ELIMINATED
- Giants, 80-82 (.494), ELIMINATED
- Reds, 77-85 (.475), ELIMINATED
- Pirates, 76-85 (.472), ELIMINATED
- Nationals, 71-91 (.438), ELIMINATED
- Marlins, 62-100 (.383), ELIMINATED
- Rockies, 61-101 (.377), ELIMINATED
The Mets need to win at least one game of Monday's doubleheader with the Braves to clinch a postseason berth, Two wins would get New York the No. 5 seed, while two losses would eliminate the Mets.
If the MLB season ended today
As the NL's No. 6 seed, the Mets would visit the Brewers in the Wild Card Series.
Mets remaining schedule
On Tuesday, New York began a three-game series on the road vs. the Braves that could end up making or breaking which of the two teams claims a Wild Card spot.
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) |
| Sept. 30 | at Braves | 1:10 p.m. |
| Sept. 30 | at Braves | 40 mins. after Game 1 |
MORE: Updated Braves playoff picture
Mets MLB magic number
A magic number is the number of wins (by the leading team) and/or losses (by the trailing team) needed for a team to clinch a particular race. With the Mets currently in a Wild Card position, they have a magic number to officially clinch one of those three spots.
The Mets' magic number for an NL Wild Card spot is currently one.
MLB playoff tiebreakers
With tiebreaker games, or "Game 163," no longer a thing, head-to-head tiebreakers are determined by the winner of the season series between the two teams.
If that record is split, the next tiebreaker becomes each team's record in divisional games that season, no matter if they're in the same or different divisions. Finally, if all else fails, the last tiebreaker is each team's record within its league (American or National).
For three-way ties, if one team has a winning record that season against the other two, it takes the top spot. If two teams have the same record against each other but both own the season series against the third team, then that third team is pushed out and the original tiebreaking process is used for the other two teams.
With the Mets and Braves having two games remaining to decide their season head-to-head record, the NL Wild Card race is set up for a potentially dramatic finish.
