List of New York Mets owners and executives

The New York Mets are 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). The GM controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts. The longest-tenured GM is Frank Cashen, who held the position for 11 years (1980–1990).

Table key

† or ‡	Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (‡ denotes induction as manager)
§	Member of the New York Mets Hall of Fame

Owners

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

General managers

Sandy Alderson, current general manager of the Mets

#	Name	Seasons	Ref
1	George Weiss‡§	1962–1966
2	Bing Devine	1967
3	Johnny Murphy§	1968–1969
4	Bob Scheffing	1970–1974
5	Joe McDonald	1975–1979
6	Frank Cashen§	1980– 1991
7	Al Harazin	1992– 1993
8	Joe McIlvaine	1994–1997
9	Steve Phillips	1997
—	Frank Cashen (Interim)	1998
—	Steve Phillips	1998–2003
10	Jim Duquette	2004
11	Omar Minaya	2005–2010
—	John Ricco (Interim)	2010
12	Sandy Alderson	2010–present

Other executives

• Paul DePodesta
• Whitey Herzog
• Gerry Hunsicker
• Wid Matthews
• Kevin Morgan
• J. P. Ricciardi
• Jack Zduriencik
• Kyle Strojny

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.