The Mets entered 2023 with the highest of hopes. World Series aspirations, even. That’ll happen when your owner drops an MLB record $350-plus million on player salaries for the year.
Unfortunately, nothing has really gone right for New York. Upon waking up on the west coast on April 22nd, the Mets were feeling good at 14-7. Things have spiraled out of control since. They’re entering Tuesday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers with a 35-42 record. That has them 16 games behind the Atlanta Braves in the NL East and 8.5 games behind the final NL Wild Card spot.