Offseason
- November 13, 1985: Calvin Schiraldi, Wes Gardner, John Christensen, and La Schelle Tarver were traded by the Mets to the Boston Red Sox for Bob Ojeda, Tom McCarthy, John Mitchell and Chris Bayer (minors).
- November 13, 1985: Kelvin Chapman was released by the New York Mets.
- December 10, 1985: Clint Hurdle was drafted from the Mets by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1985 rule 5 draft.
- January 16, 1986: Ronn Reynolds was traded by the New York Mets with Jeff Bittiger to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rodger Cole and Ronnie Gideon.
- January 16, 1986: Billy Beane, Joe Klink, and Bill Latham were traded by the Mets to the Minnesota Twins for Tim Teufel and Pat Crosby (minors).
- March 4, 1986: Tim Corcoran was signed as a free agent by the Mets.
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