The New York Mets entered Wednesday clinging to a Wild Card spot, but their grip looks shakier with every passing loss.
They sit at 76-69, technically in playoff position, yet beneath that record hides a season spiraling out of control.
The Mets’ problems aren’t confined to a rough week or a tough stretch— they’ve been unraveling steadily since mid-June .
From June 13 onward, New York has posted a brutal 31-45 mark, ranking among baseball’s most disappointing ballclubs.
Only the Rockies, Twins, and Nationals own worse records in that span, three franchises considered deep in rebuild mode.
For a team built to contend, lumping in statistically with basement dwellers is an indictment of execution and consistency.
Tuesday’s defeat marked their fourth consecutive loss, two of them to riva