Luis Robert's Mets Struggle: Can He Turn It Around?

0:00It's April 27th. I'm Cory with the story, and this is New York Metz News today. Your AI Power Team Report. Luis Robert Jr., the guy once hyped as the next mic trout, is struggling big time with the New York Metz. Traded from the Chicago White Sox last January, he's batting just 224 with only two home runs and eight RBI's so far. The Metz sit at 9 wins and 19 losses, tying them for the worst record in baseball. Earlier this year, a former teammate called him a future superstar back in 2020. Robert earned an all-star nod, a gold glove, and finished second in rookie voting. He smashed 38 homers in 2023, his best year, but injuries kept him from playing over 110 games in any other. Season. Fans and analysts are scratching their heads at this drop-off. The Metz just got swept by the Colorado Rockies in a double-header, losing three straight and 15 of their last 17. They even made history as the first team to drop 12 in a row after a winning season

1:02the year before. In Sunday's game at City Field, bases loaded, two outs in the eighth, Robert popped out on a 1-2 count. His team's first two months with him yielded just a 3-21 winning percentage, worse than his time in Chicago. So now, the question lingers. Can Robert turn things around and actually lead the Metz to some wins, or will the hype stay just that? We'll keep watching this unfold.