Mets’ Secret Players-Only Meeting: What’s Really Brewing Behind Their Crushing Losing Streak?
After getting walloped twice in a row by the Pittsburgh Pirates—18 to 3 piled up on them over those games—and dropping 12 of their last 15 outings, the New York Mets decided it was time to hit the pause button . On Saturday, the clubhouse buzzed with a players-only powwow, a candid confab where six or seven voices rose to the occasion—including the likes of Juan Soto, Pete Alonso, and Francisco Lindor. Outfielder Brandon Nimmo didn’t hold back, admitting to the media, “We’re not putting on our best show right now.” This wasn’t some scripted pep rally, though; Lindor describes it as more of a spontaneous conversation born right there in the clubhouse after the latest 9-2 setback. Yet those exchanges uncovered a shared grit, a team that doesn’t just sit around wishing for a miracle but acknowledges the struggle while keeping an eye on the bigger prize. Despite the skid, the Mets sit tantalizingly close to the top of their division, just half a game behind the Phillies—a fact that injects a genuine sense of urgency without desperation. Soto’s rallying cry was simple: “Keep going. Believe in it.” And if you dig a little deeper behind the stats and the bruising losses, you see a squad poised, frustrated, but far from defeated—ready to turn it around with a six-game homestand looming large. For the full story,
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