Mets fans deserved better.

That was the message from owner Steve Cohen after the Mets’ drawn-out collapse ended with them missing the postseason .

“I owe you an apology,” Cohen wrote to Mets fans on social media. “You did your part by showing up and supporting the team. We didn’t do our part.”

Citi Field drew 3,182,057 fans this year, breaking the 17-year-old ballpark’s single-season attendance record and exceeding its 2024 total by nearly a million people.

After Cohen expressed displeasure that the Mets ranked 18th among MLB teams in attendance last year, they shot up to fifth place in 2025.

The Mets entered this season with heightened expectations after making a surprise run to the NLCS last year and signing star slugger Juan Soto away from the Yankees on a record-breaking 15

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