ESPN's update in the NY Mets feud between Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto makes these 3 look worse

The latest chapter in the Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto feud courtesy of ESPN doesn’t nip things in the bud. In fact, this only adds a new layer to the relationship between these New York Mets teammates.

Just as everyone is starting to forget about this, stories like these come around. A little over a month ago, Steve Cohen let it slip that he believed they were in a better relationship now. What was an innocent enough comment raised eyebrows because it was the first public confirmation that they weren’t getting along in 2025.

Apparently, they weren’t the greatest of buddies as recently as this past June. Freddy Peralta’s intervention will have fans feeling differently about him all of a sudden. He’s no longer a one-year mercenary who failed to live up to expectations.

The problem with this feud is nobody has stated publicly what the cause of the rift was. From something as petty as Lindor not sending Soto a welcome text to jealousy over what one has that the other doesn’t, it’s all speculation and maybe a little bit of everything. This latest report provides no clearer answers, but does have three members of the 2026 Mets looking a little worse.

These three look worse after ESPN’s latest report on the Mets locker room troubles

Juan Soto for lying to us

Peralta and Lindor confirming the mediation took place with Soto denying it seems fishy. It’s almost as if he never saw I Know What You Did Last Summer. Get your story straight. When you’re the lone person denying the meeting happened, the world is out to get you or you’re lying. It’s probably the latter.

Carlos Mendoza for not being the leader the team needed

There’s no reason why a starting pitcher on the way out months into his tenure needs to be the one to solve an issue that began a year later. Kudos to Peralta for stepping up regardless of how involved he actually was or wasn’t. Shouldn’t this have been a managerial step to take? This only confirms Carlos Mendoza had no stranglehold on the players. It’s not his fault Lindor and Soto don’t get along. He gets the blame for not putting his foot down as recently as 2025 to stop this from festering. He earned the respect in 2024. He loses a lot of credibility and maybe another shot at managing with the way this continues to be a thing.

David Stearns for being so passive about everything

David Stearns isn’t in the locker room, but his refusal to comment on the situation is another frustrating aspect of his tenure. The team has failed two out of three times with him and the one time they didn’t, it required a lot of luck. Stearns has a way of rubbing fans the wrong way. He has the charm of a tin can and the sales pitch of the snake oil that was sold in it. Stearns has been passive about accountability for himself and the players. He’s a little too separated from what’s going on in the locker room with the personalities. The roster’s architect shouldn’t be allowed to hide from this one.

Lindor doesn’t come away looking great either, but at least he admits the meeting occurred. The fact he has been involved in rumored (Brandon Nimmo) and known (Jeff McNeil) feuds with others previously doesn’t look good. We might need David Peterson to write the tell-all book because as the previous longest-tenured Mets player, he’d know best where this all began.

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