Mets' Meltdown: Soto-Lindor Tension, Poor Play

0:00It's May 1st. You're listening to New York Mets News today, AI-powered coverage of your team. I'm Cory with the story. The New York Mets keep stumbling hard this season, dropping 17 of their last 20 games and drawing all the wrong kind of spotlight. Tensions between stars, Juan Soto and Francisco Lendor are under a microscope, with rumors of bad blood that's been simmering since last year. Their lockers got moved apart in the clubhouse, and folks spotted them barely nodding on opening day. People miss time with the calf strain and stayed radio siling with the team, while Lendor just landed the same injury, sidelineing him longer. Lendor has been catching flack for mental lapses, like poor plays at shortstop and getting picked off base, and that sloppiness has spread. Teammates are ignoring coaches on the bases, botching easy fielding, even mixing up pitchers and big spots. The losses pile up against weak teams like the Rockies and Nationals, making games tough to stomach. No real leadership stepping up to steady the ship. Manager Carlos Mendoza's defending the indefensible, but firing him would hit GM David Sterns

1:05too, since he rebuilt the roster to fix the culture. Looks like more rough patches ahead, for the Mets.