Mets' Soto Struggles Fuel Playoff Doubts

0:00It's April 23rd. You're listening to New York Met's News Today, AI-powered coverage of your team. I'm Cory with the story. The New York Met's are in deep trouble this season, sitting at 7 wins and 16 losses with a brutal 12-game losing streak. No team a major league baseball history has ever reached the playoffs after dropping 12 in a row. Juan Soto, their massive free agent signing, just came back from the injured list, but his pre-game chat with reporters only poured gas on the fire. These Met's rolled into the year with sky-high hopes and the second biggest payroll in baseball at 508,568. Thousand, $606, trailing only the Dodgers. Soto inked the richest deal ever, a 15-year packed worth $765 million, expected to deliver hits and leadership after. His World Series win with the Nationals back in 2019. Fans are lighting up social media with brutal takes, calling out Soto for seeming disconnected and fueling rumors of tension in the clubhouse,

1:00especially with shortstop Francisco Lendor. Many say it shows a lack of team spirit when your star won't even check in during his injury time. Soto explained it away by saying the team was mostly on the road, but that blunt response hit hard amid all the losing. Meanwhile, the Met's face the twins tonight, desperate to snap that streak and salvage some momentum. This saga in the York keeps getting messier, but if Soto steps up on the field, maybe he can turn the page before it's too late.