Mets' Eleven-Game Skid: Lowest Point for Highest-Paid Team

0:00It's April 20th, M.O.B. News Today starts now, AI-powered and game ready. I'm Cory with the story. The Mets just hit rock bottom with their 11th straight loss, falling 2-1 against the Chicago Cubs in 10 innings. Closer. Devin Williams blew a 9th inning lead, and it marked the longest skid for New York since 2004. They started the year with World Series dreams, boasting the highest payroll at $352,200,000, led by. Stars like Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto, but Soto strained his calf on April 3rd right after a hot streak pushed them to 7-4. Players are rallying around manager Carlos Mendoza amid the noise. Lindor called him, the leader who's got the ship pointed right, saying the team just needs to execute better. Even with the bats' eyes cold, outscored 62-19 during the slide and hitting 145 with runners in scoring position. In the finale, Williams, who signed a $51 million three-year deal,

1:03gave up a tying double to Michael Conforto, then Craig Kimberl took. The loss in the 10th on a sack fly is the first 11-game April skid since the reds in 2022. They're off Monday, then host the twins for 9 games starting Tuesday. Soto should return soon to lengthen the lineup, but Lindor says it all comes down to the team fighting together and turning this around.