US EditionMets Can't Overcome Poor 2nd Half of Season, Miss Playoffs with Season-Ending Loss at Miami
The Mets finished 83-79 after a sharp second-half decline with a 4.96 ERA, losing the final wild-card spot to the Cincinnati Reds on a tiebreaker.
- On Sunday, the New York Mets were eliminated from the playoff field after a 4-0 loss to the Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park, ending their regular season.
- Earlier this year, the New York Mets began 45-24 with a league-best 2.80 ERA before a sharp downturn after June 13 produced a.413 second-half winning percentage and a 4.96 ERA.
- The Marlins' four-run fourth inning off Ryne Stanek and Tyler Rogers broke a scoreless tie, while New York loaded the bases with two outs but Pete Alonso lined out as the Mets managed only five hits.
- Because the Reds owned the head-to-head tiebreaker 4-2 series edge, they clinched the final NL wild-card after the Mets finished 83-79.
- Offseason now begins and president of baseball operations David Stearns faces a busy several months as the collapse echoes 2007 and 2008; the Mets open the 2026 season against the Pittsburgh Pirates on March 26.
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Hartford Courant
The SaratogianMets owner Steve Cohen apologizes to fans after team’s collapse: ‘We didn’t do our part’
“I owe you an apology,” Steve 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.”
Steve Cohen Publicly Apologized To Mets Fans For The Disaster That Was The 2025 Mets And Promised To Figure Out What Caused The Abysmal Final Three Months Of The Season
Mets fans everywhere. I owe you an apology . You did your part by showing up and supporting the team. We didn’t do our part. We will do a post-mortem and figure out the obvious and less obvious reason...
Daily Local News
Mets’ collapse complete after falling to Marlins in regular-season finale
MIAMI — The New York Mets entered Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Miami Marlins with a singular goal: win. That was the only thing manager Carlos Mendoza’s fading team could still control in its bid to reach the postseason. But those hopes dissipated in one decisive inning. New York could not overcome a four-run fourth by the Marlins, and the Mets were eliminated from the playoff field with a 4-0 loss. The Mets missed the postseason a…
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