Carlos Mendoza Sends Message After Mets’ 10th Straight Loss

After the latest loss, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza spoke with reporters and offered an assessment of what has gone wrong for his club in April.

When asked what was concerning him the most Mendoza responded, “We just haven’t been able to play a complete game. Not making a pitch, not making a play, not getting the big hit… just having a hard time playing a complete game right now.”

Mendoza’s frustration is understandable. The Mets tore down and rebuilt their roster this past offseason, and it is clear the group has not developed any chemistry.

That alone is concerning for a team that entered the year with the second-highest payroll in MLB, trailing only the Los Angeles Dodgers. The results have been far below expectations, and Mendoza acknowledged the growing frustration among fans as well.

“They have all the right to be pissed and frustrated. They care just like we do. We care, we want to win just as much as they do. But again, only so much can be said here because we gotta go out and do it. I understand how they’re feeling. I’d be pissed too if I was a fan. I’m pissed. (This team) is pissed," he said (h/t Max Goodman of NJ.com).

If the Mets continue to play at this level over the next couple of months, it is difficult to imagine Mendoza avoiding the hot seat. Historically, teams that fall into a losing streak this severe rarely recover.

According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, only four teams in MLB history have lost 10 or more games in a row and still reached the postseason. The last was the Cleveland Guardians in 2025. Only one team has ever done it after an April skid, the 1951 Giants, who lost 11 straight and still made the playoffs.

The Mets are hoping to avoid becoming another cautionary tale, but time is already working against them.