Featured Article Quiz #293
1986 New York Mets season
#1 In what year did the New York Mets win their second and most recent championship mentioned in the text?
1986
1979
1991
#2 What was the Mets’ franchise-best regular-season record in 1986, as stated in the text?
108–54
98–64
95–60
#3 Why did the Mets largely avoid signing major free agents in the 1985–86 offseason, according to the text?
GM Frank Cashen disliked free agency and other owners agreed to avoid it to keep salaries down.
They were forced to sign only veterans because of league rules.
They had already reached the maximum salary cap before the offseason began.