‘This feeling sucks’: $381m Mets, with second-highest payroll in MLB, lose 11th game in a row
Mark Vientos contemplates his team’s form during their series against the Cubs. Photograph: Erin Hooley/AP The New York Mets are finding that money doesn’t necessarily bring happiness. The second-most expensive team in MLB – with a payroll of $381m – lost their 11th game in a row on Sunday as they were swept for a third straight series, this time by the Chicago Cubs.
“Eleven losses, that’s a lot, whether it’s in April or at any point in the season,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said after the game. “Nobody’s going to feel sorry for us. We’ve got to find a way.
” On Sunday, the Mets found new and interesting ways to torment their fanbase. They led 1-0 going into the ninth inning before their former outfielder, Michael Conforto, drove in the tying run for the Cubs. Another former Mets outfielder, Pete Crow-Armstrong, then scored Chicago’s winning run in the 10th inning off Nico Hoerner’s sacrifice fly.
“This feeling sucks,” said shortstop Francisco Lindor after the game. “It’s not a good feeling. ” The Mets’ losing streak matches the team’s longest since 2002 , and they have scored just 19 runs in their 11 consecutive losses.
The Mets’ woes come after a terrible 2025 season in which they collapsed from having the best record in baseball early in the season to missing the playoffs entirely. The Mets have a small sliver of hope with their best player, Juan Soto, due back from injury in the coming week. But Lindor said Soto should not be expected to work miracles.