Mets' Slump: Weaver on Team's Choking Pressure

0:00It's April 30th, I'm Corey with The Story, and this is MLB News Today, your AI-powered baseball briefing. The New York Mets are in a deep slump with no end in sight. They dropped 12 straight games before this week, then went just 3 and 6 against the Minnesota twins, Colorado Rockies, and Washington. Nationals at home. That puts them at 10 wins and 21 losses, the worst record in baseball, and they've lost 17 of their last 20. Here this week, they had a shot to turn things around against weaker teams, but the struggles kept piling up. Today's loss to the Nationals sealed another tough series, highlighted by pitcher Luke Weaver giving up a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning. The offense couldn't rally late, a problem that's haunted them all season. Players have been brushing off the skid, insisting it'll flip soon, but Weaver finally dropped some real talk after the game. He said the team's hunger to win is actually choking their freedom on the field, turning every play into high-pressure hero ball instead of loose. Baseball, fans are fed up, and who can blame them with expectations sky high and results

1:03this low. The Mets tried fun stuff like construction helmet celebrations to shake the tension, but it all feels forced amid the losses, until they grind out better versions of themselves day by day that outside frustration won't fade and Weaver gets it. They've got to prove it on the diamond.