Mets Season in Review: Jeurys Familia

By Richard Heaton

Dec 13, 2016

Oct 5, 2016; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets relief pitcher Jeurys Familia (27) throws during the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants in the National League wild card playoff baseball game at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports /

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October 15, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; New York Mets relief pitcher Jeurys Familia (27) pitches the ninth inning against Los Angeles Dodgers in game five of NLDS at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports /

Until the conclusion of the regular season, Familia had been one of the best relievers in baseball.

His crowning achievement of 2016 was when he notched his 50th save, against the Marlins on September 28^th. Just three days later he became just the 10th New York player with 100 career saves.

Amassing 50 saves in a season is no easy feat as it’s only been done 16 different times.

2016 was a year of ups and downs for Jeurys Familia. He went from setting a new saves record for the Mets to blowing the Wild Card game for them in October.