Mets' Semien Struggles Crush Playoff Hopes

0:00On April 30th, the New York Mets kicked off 2026 with big playoff dreams and a fresh line-up. But after 30 games, they're sitting at a rye, dismal 10 wins and 20 losses, dead last in the National League East, and a whopping 11.5 games behind the first place Braves. The real drag on this squad, second baseman Marcus Simeon, who's been straight up brutal at the plate. They traded beloved outfielder Brandon Nemo to Texas, this offseason to Lance Simeon as the centerpiece of their rebuild. And he's got three years and $72 million left on his 7-year, $175 million deal. Mets fans hope for power and consistency, but instead, they've got a 35-year-old slashing just 0.226 over 0.284 over 0.302 with a measly 0.56 6-on-base plus slugging. That poor production has crushed the line-up. Simeons in the number two hole, yet the Mets ranked 29th and run scored with only 102.

1:02Tally's. During their brutal 12-game losing streak that sank them to 7-19, he managed just one homer and nine RBI's total, offering zero spark. When the offense desperately needed it, no other MET has underperformed this badly relative to expectations or paycheck, turning what should be a stable middle-order bat into a total anchor. The team went scoreless in four games early on and scraped by with two runs or fewer and 10 others. Until Simeon rediscoveres his swing drawing from his career highs like that 2023 season with 29 bombs, the Mets look locked in, the basement, watching those division dreams fade fast. From your team, powered by AI, this is New York Mets News today. I'm Corey with The Story.