The Mets were swept on their home field by the Phillies, cutting their lead to just 3.5 games and kicking off a stretch in which they lost 12 of 17 to end the regular season. This included losing two series against the lowly Washington Nationals and dropping two out of three against the Marlins to put the nail in their coffin.

"We want to be in the playoffs and we're not playing playoff baseball right now." The Mets' woes extend well beyond these past seven games. They were in first place in the NL East as recently as August 2,

The New York Mets made the wrong kind of MLB history Thursday, losing in a way not seen before in the modern era.

With 13 games left in the regular season, the Mets are playing their worst baseball and are currently out of a playoff spot.

Jacob deGrom received a six-run lead before throwing a pitch in his return to Citi Field, and the Texas Rangers beat the Mets 8-3 to give New York its third seven-game losing streak this year.

MLB Network recently reacted to the New York Mets' quest to hang on to the final National League Wild Card spot.

When speaking with the media after breaking the New York Mets' franchise record for home runs, slugger Pete Alonso addressed his potential future with the organ

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Martin felt some tingling in his hands in the eighth inning Saturday and had to leave the eventual 3-2 win over the New York Mets.