Mets Stick with Mendoza Despite Slump

0:00It's May 1st, I'm Cory with the story. This is New York Mets News Today, driven by AI and Bill for fans. The New York Mets are sticking with manager Carlos Mendoza, despite one of their worst starts ever. David Stern's, the president of baseball operations, made it clear Friday morning that there's no plan to fire him right now. Injuries have hammered the lineup with stars like Juan Soto, Francisco Lindor, and Jorge Palanco, sidelined, that as tank the offense, leaving them 29th in runs scored and near the bottom in key stats across the board. Team leaders see the issues as organization-wide, not just on Mendoza. They believe the squad can bounce back big time, like they did last year when they climbed from a 24-35 start under his watch. With 131 games left, officials think there's plenty of runway to surge up the national league standings. No squad has ever dropped 12 straight and reached the playoffs, but expanded fields since 2022, make it a fresh possibility, even heading into a tough.

1:02Nine-game West Coast Swing starting tonight in Anaheim. Mendoza's in the last year year of his three-year deal, with a club option for 2027 and an 82-2007-3 record so far. The front office backs the roster in process, eyeing playoffs as owner Steve Cohen's baseline goal, so expect them to ride this out.