Mets' Skid: Mendoza's Job on the Line

0:00On April 19th, the New York Mets are deep in the dumps right now, folks, with a brutal 10-game losing streak that's got the whole squad looking lost. Manager Carlos Mendoza is feeling the heat big time. His coaching staff got canned right after last season, the team's batting like they're swinging, blind, and his contracts up at the end of the year. Earlier this week, General Manager David Sterns dropped that classic vote of confidence on Mendoza, saying he's doing a solid job putting players in. In addition to win and staying super consistent, but consistency ain't cutting it when you're bleeding games like this. Fans and analysts are buzzing about the Mets limb offense, averaging just 3.4 runs per game, dead last but one in the league. They're chasing bad pitches left and right, piling up weak at bats that kill any chance of rallies even when pitchers give them quality starts. Sterns called out their urgency as real, but messy, leading to those chase rates and on star shortstop Francisco Lindor, who's topping the team in.

1:00Mental air is this stretch. Unusual slips for a guy who usually flashes highlight real plays. Sterns chucks it up to a rough 3-week blip, betting it won't stick around. As the Mets limp into their next series, all eyes are on whether Mendoza can spark a turn around before this skid turns into a full meltdown. Sterns is. Standing pet for now, but baseball waits for no one. That's the story for today. New York Mets News Today, driven by AI, I'm Corey with the story.