Despite holding MLB’s best record at one point, the New York Mets slumped down the stretch and missed the post-season entirely.
Now, owner Steve Cohen is issuing an apology to fans.
“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 reasons why the team didn’t perform up to your and my expectations,” Cohen wrote on X.
“We are all feeling raw emotions today. I know how much time and effort you have put into this team. The result was unacceptable. Your emotions tell me how much you care and continues to motivate the organization to do better. Thank you to the best fans in sports.”
The Mets led MLB with a 45-24 record on June, but struggled through the summer and wound up missing the playoffs, sitting at 83-79 and losing a tiebreaker to the Cincinnati Reds.
New York held a four-game lead over Cincinnati earlier in September.
Instead, it will go home early despite big expectations heading into the season after signing superstar Juan Soto to a mammoth 15-year, $765-million contract and carrying MLB’s second-highest payroll at $342 million, per Spotrac.
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