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Mets complete epic collapse as loss to Marlins ends maddening season

Mets complete epic collapse as loss to Marlins ends maddening season

MIAMI — Team owner Steve Cohen certainly could have found a better use for the $340 million in payroll he sunk into this disaster. The Mets were removed from their misery on Sunday, ending a nosedive that began in June and accelerated over these final weeks of the regular season, losing 4-0 to the Marlins at loanDepot park to finish …

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Mets’ performance raises so many questions ahead of Game 162

Mets’ performance raises so many questions ahead of Game 162

MIAMI — Chants of “Let’s Go Mets” broke out throughout the season’s penultimate game in their home away from home. And the Mets rewarded their extreme faithful with one of their very best games of the year, and certainly lately. Yes indeed, there’s still a little bit of fight left in the orange and blue. But is it enough? And …

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Clay Holmes leads combined one-hitter to keep Mets’ season alive

Clay Holmes leads combined one-hitter to keep Mets’ season alive

MIAMI — In need of a hero, the Mets found an unlikely one in Clay Holmes on Saturday. Holmes, who had lasted six innings in a start only once since June 7, was taking the mound after getting thrust into a relief appearance three days earlier following a Sunday outing. The Mets were, and remain, desperate. The veteran right-hander delivered …

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Mets Place Brett Baty On 10-Day Injured List

Mets Place Brett Baty On 10-Day Injured List

The Mets placed infielder Brett Baty on the 10-day injured list due to a right oblique strain.  Outfielder Jared Young was called up from Triple-A Syracuse in the corresponding move.  New York also announced that outfielder Jose Siri and left-hander Richard Lovelady each cleared waivers and were outrighted to Syracuse. Baty was removed in the second inning of Friday’s 6-2 …

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How Mets’ Loss to Marlins, Reds’ Win Impacts NL Playoff Picture

How Mets’ Loss to Marlins, Reds’ Win Impacts NL Playoff Picture

The Mets are on the brink of disaster. Sporting the second-largest payroll in baseball at $314 million, New York lost 6-2 to the eliminated Marlins on Friday night to drop to 82-78 on the year. That loss—combined with the Reds’ 3-1 win over the Brewers—means the Mets no longer control their own destiny. That’s right. Elly De La Cruz and …

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Pete Alonso’s miscues, failure in clutch come at worst time for Mets

Pete Alonso’s miscues, failure in clutch come at worst time for Mets

MIAMI — Pete Alonso has come back from the brink before. But this kind of night on a near must-win Game 160 looked like a return to that brink. In the inning that very well could haunt the Mets all offseason, Alonso’s glove could not come through. In a couple of innings in which the Mets might have been able …

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These Mets are a $340 million disaster and don’t deserve October

These Mets are a 0 million disaster and don’t deserve October

MIAMI — Mets owner Steve Cohen came down from Greenwich or Boca or somewhere extremely nice to slum with his $340M baseball investment gone wrong.  Like the rest of us, he can’t be impressed.  Technically, the 2025 Mets are still very much alive in one of the most sorry wild-card races on record, even after doing nothing especially well again …

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SNY announcers eviscerate Mets for ugly inning in disastrous loss

SNY announcers eviscerate Mets for ugly inning in disastrous loss

The SNY broadcast booth was appalled at the Mets’ disastrous fifth inning of their 6-2 loss to the Marlins on Friday night. Staked to a 2-0 lead, the Mets allowed six to score in the frame to blow the game and potentially their wild-card fate. “And the Mets’ lack of attention to detail, which has popped up repeatedly during this …

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