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Francisco Lindor Throws Mets Clubhouse Under the Bus as NY Announcers Rip Into the Franchise

Originally posted on EssentiallySports
By Sourav Kumar Ghatak | Last updated Sep 28, 2025 8:13 PM ET

The Mets’ missing the playoffs has already sparked plenty of chatter in the clubhouse. Well, a $340 million payroll is way too steep to come up empty in October. And amid this, Mets announcer Gary Cohen has put it straight. “One of the most disappointing years that the Mets have ever suffered through their 64-year history.”

Expectedly, fans and insiders are demanding answers, and manager Carlos Mendoza has already taken the blame. But now it feels like a race in the clubhouse to own up, with veteran Francisco Lindor the latest to step forward and share his thoughts. But just as Lindor opened up about what went wrong, he actually put the entire Mets clubhouse under the bus…

“A lot. I failed at the job, failed the mission. It was something that was on us, on me, and on the players to get it done, and we didn’t execute. We didn’t get it done.” Lindor went no-holds-barred after the latest loss against the Marlins.

But honestly, it’s odd to listen to Lindor’s “failed at the job” version.

What is Francisco Lindor feeling right now?

"A lot. I failed at the job, failed the mission. It was something that, it was on us, on me and on the players to get it done and we didn't execute. We didn't get it done." pic.twitter.com/Ua3BpBcPqb

— SNY (@SNYtv) September 28, 2025

Because the veteran just notched his second career 30-30 season. And that makes him only the second primary shortstop ever to pull it off twice, after Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr.

On top of that, Lindor joins Juan Soto in the Mets’ own 30-30 club this year, and that’s rare territory. They’re only the third set of teammates in history to do it in the same season, following Howard Johnson and Darryl Strawberry with the Mets back in 1987, and Dante Bichette and Ellis Burks with the Rockies in 1996.

While Lindor might have been expected to do better, failure might sound too rude. But could the same be said about the Mets’ clubhouse?

Keep an eye on this space to know more about why the Mets’ star-studded clubhouse failed to get things rolling…

This article first appeared on EssentiallySports and was syndicated with permission.

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