3 NY Mets players most of us already forgot were a part of the 2025 roster

We’ll remember the 2025 New York Mets for a lot of things. It was year one of Juan Soto. It might be the last we see of Pete Alonso. There were heartbreaking losses. We witnessed unexplainable choices with the roster and its players, too.

Not every moment of the season will be remembered, though. In fact, you might have already forgotten about these three players who had a minor role with the 2025 Mets. They come from the files of “Oh yeah, that was this year!” 

1) Travis Jankowski

Travis Jankowski reunited with the Mets this year for a very brief encounter. He appeared in only 4 games, grabbing a bat once. He sacrificed the runners from second and first up a base in a game versus the Baltimore Orioles in July. It was the last game he’d appear in with the Mets before being designated for assignment.

Already a Mets legend in a weird way, his self-deprecating humor from his stint with the team in 2022 had fans overjoyed when the team picked him up in 2025 for a handful of days. Signed on June 10 and released on July 13, he became one of several players to occupy a roster spot the Mets never seemed to have much of a clue how to use properly.

Jankowski’s presence allowed for the Mets to demote Luisangel Acuna to the minors to allow him to play more regularly. It didn’t seem to make much of a difference as Acuna failed to do much at all after getting recalled. The veteran outfielder’s time playing baseball professionally is probably coming to a close. He didn’t play another game after getting released by the Mets. At 34 with faster and more intriguing options out there to be the 26th man off the bench for major league teams, we can probably expect a retirement announcement at some point this offseason.