It's early. It's still early in the 2026Major League Baseballseason.
That's the mantraNew York Metsfans must be repeating to themselves, considering what's happened to baseball's second most expensive team through the first three-plus weeks of the regular season.
The Mets started the season 7-4 through the first 11 games, taking three out of four from theSan Francisco Giants. That series win came despite losing Juan Soto to a calf injury on April 3rd. Then they beat theArizona Diamondbacksto win their fourth game in a row. That was April 7th. Since then, the wheels have come off.
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And it's culminated in a stunning 10-game losing streak, which got extended thanks to a 4-2 loss to theChicago Cubson Saturday afternoon.
Apr 2, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA; New York Mets infielder Francisco Lindor (12) looks on while batting against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn Images
They lost the final two games of the series against the Diamondbacks by a combined score of 14-3. Then they got swept by the Athletics at Citi Field, scoring just six runs in three games and getting shut out twice. New York then went to Los Angeles for a three-game series against the Dodgers. That went worse.
The Mets lost 4-0, 2-1, then saw their closer Devin Williams implode in an 8-2 defeat to finish out yet another sweep. After an off day, they went to Chicago to play the Cubs. And they've been outscored 16-6 en route to losing the series and extending the losing streak to 10 games.
New York even had a brief lead on Saturday, thanks to Mark Vientos' solo home run to go up 1-0 in the second inning. Sure enough, the Cubs tied it right back in the bottom of the second. And then took the lead when Carson Kelly hit a three-run homer in the sixth.
Remember, this is a team that has a luxury tax payroll of roughly $381 million, plus a $126 million estimated tax bill, for total payout of $507 million. They are now 7-14, have lost 10 games in a row, find themselves in last place in the National League East, have the second worst run differential in the NL at -24, and are tied for dead last in all of Major League Baseball in runs scored.
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