The Mets’ run to the World Series awoke a once-dormant fan base that turned Citi Field into a rabid environment. But it will cost Mets fans to continue to pack the Queens ballpark.

A source confirmed the Mets will raise season ticket prices by an average of 2.86 percent, increasing the average ticket to $26.02. That would still be $2.92 below the MLB average in 2015, according to Sports Illustrated.

Lou DePaoli, the Mets’ chief revenue officer, told SI the team already has received 6,500 deposits for full-, half- or quarter-season ticket plans for 2016. In 2015, Mets attendance went up 18.1 percent, the biggest increase in the National League, SI reported.

“We’re feeling good about what we were able to accomplish this season,” DePaoli said, “and about what the future might bring.”

The Mets have given the Dodgers permission to interview bench coach Bob Geren for their vacant managerial position, general manager Sandy Alderson said Wednesday. The 54-year-old Geren, who has been with the Mets the last four seasons, spent four years as the Athletics’ manager, going 334-376 from 2007 to 2011, when current Dodgers general manager Farhan Zaidi was with the club.

The Dodgers fired Don Mattingly after losing to the Mets in five games in the NLDS and reportedly have several candidates they are considering, including Padres bench coach Dave Roberts and former Diamondbacks manager and one-time Dodgers player Kirk Gibson.

Center fielder Juan Lagares had his right elbow examined by team doctors Wednesday to see if he will need surgery, but manager Terry Collins said he believes offseason rest would be enough for Lagares.

With Mike Puma