Mets fans might be losing faith as losing streak reaches a dozen
While New York Mets fans are historically braced for the worst, the 2026 season has managed to set a new standard for disaster.
A New York Mets fan wears a bag in the eighth inning during Tuesday's game against the Minnesota Twins at Citi Field in New York. - Wendell Cruz/Imagn Images/Reuters The problem with losing 11 consecutive games while representing the largest media market in the country is that, hours before Game No. 12, a reporter may ask you if the scrutiny feels magnified in New York.
“What scrutiny? ” Marcus Semien — a 35-year-old second baseman less than a month into his first season in Queens — said, cracking a rueful smile. That was a joke.
Mets fans are prone to catastrophizing—or, maybe more accurately, they are perpetually prepared for a catastrophe that seems to come to pass more often than not. But even by Mets’ standards, the 2026 season is off to a terrible start. The Mets returned home Tuesday night from a disastrous road trip.
Dispassionate prognosticators would tell you not to panic about anything in mid-April. Some amount of every losing streak can be attributed to the fact that the other team is trying too. But this team was supposed to be good if not great.
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