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Mets’ final loss before ASB is pathetically fitting after Francisco Lindor booted grounder
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The New York Mets have finished a miserable first half of the 2026 MLB season. Mercifully, the All-Star Break is here, but not before the Amazins fell on their face again. The Mets were oh-so-close to beating the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, but Francisco Lindor blew that chance in the ninth.
With one out and a man on first, Mets closer Devin Williams forced a grounder to short against Romy Gonzalez . Lindor booted the ball and slipped on his way to recover it. Ceddane Rafaela was safe at second, Gonzalez was safe at first, and the comeback was on.
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Caleb Durbin and Andruw Monasterio walked, scoring the first run and keeping the bases loaded. Jarren Duran singled to tie the game, but Williams salvaged the inning by forcing a double play from Masataka Yoshida .
The Mets were shut out in the bottom of the ninth, with Lindor leading off the inning with a pop-up. Anthony Seigler hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the tenth, and then New York went down in order again to end the game.
The Mets head to the All-Star Break at 40-57 , dead last in the National League East and 12.5 games out of the final Wild Card spot. Their season was likely over long before Lindor booted the grounder, but it was a perfect microcosm of the entire season.
Juan Soto is the lone All-Star representative from the Mets this year. Last year, as the Amazins were soaring, Soto was left off the National League squad. This year, he is headed to Philadelphia as a starter for Dave Roberts' team. Lindor is not on the All-Star team, in part because of the injury that cost him 56 games.
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The Mets start the second half with a road series against the Phillies , which they need to win to resuscitate this season.
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