▁seven ▁two ▁days ▁later ▁to ▁ear n ▁their ▁second ▁World ▁Series ▁championship . ▁After ▁a ▁second - place ▁finish ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁M ets ▁won ▁the ▁N L ▁East ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers ▁in ▁the ▁N L CS . ▁The ▁M ets ' ▁next ▁play off ▁appearances ▁were ▁their ▁back - to - back ▁wild ▁card - win ning ▁seasons ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 ; ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁year , ▁they ▁won ▁their ▁fourth ▁N L ▁championship , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁cross - town ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁in ▁the ▁" Sub way ▁Series ". ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁M ets ▁earned ▁an ▁N L ▁East ▁title , ▁before ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁defeated ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁N L CS . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁from ▁play off ▁cont ention ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁season . ▁The ▁M ets ▁won ▁the ▁N L ▁East ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁swe pt ▁the ▁Chicago ▁C ubs ▁in ▁four ▁games ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁N L CS ▁and ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 ; ▁they ▁lost ▁the ▁Series ▁to ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁in ▁five ▁games . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁play offs