Biggest NY Mets miscalculation of 2026 comes from the ticket sales office

There’s no explanation, only theories, as to why the New York Mets aren’t selling single game tickets after June. As the 7-Line’s Darren Meenan, WFAN's Craig Carton, and others have discussed on social media, you can’t buy a game at Citi Field after June just yet. Only season ticket holders have those coveted seats at the moment. This means no early birthday presents or summer guarantees for visitors to the city.

Dynamic pricing against top opponents and maybe an uptick in cost as the team fights for a pennant in the latter part of the year headline the rationalization as to why the Mets aren’t trying to sell out Citi Field in advance. Challenged by Steve Cohen multiple times in recent years for the lack of butts in seats, it appears the Mets made a mistake thinking they’d be able to cash in.

The Mets probably wish they sold a few more second-half tickets when the vibe was different

The Mets are drawing pretty well to begin the year. Through 14 games, they have the 7th best average attendance at 36,110 per game. Accomplishing this without the courtesy of consistently good weather is a positive sign. However, if you’ve taken notice of the actual attendance in many of their games, you’ll know the 36,110 per game is indeed paid attendance and not actually how many people showed up.

The last time the Mets went through a lost season was in 2023. Falling just shy of an average of 34,000 fans per game, the message heading into that year was a lot more positive than it was coming into 2026. Fans were disheartened by the roster turnover with multiple fan favorites leaving. In 2023, they were looking to build off of the success of 2022 and charge full-steam ahead. It wasn’t until May when the hinges broke and we began to question how good the team actually was despite the spending.

Attendance numbers did dip. For example, Wednesday, September, 13, vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks had a paid attendance of 22,026 fans. Numbers like those would be the higher end of what the Mets can expect in September if this season yields similar results as 2023.

The Mets will always draw a crowd because of the tourism aspect to New York. It’s also something to do and with ticket prices bound to drop the worse the team plays, families can afford an extra game or two.

Steve Cohen has never shown himself to be money-hungry when it comes to the fans. The experience he has provided has been positive with the on-field play being the biggest gripe. Publicly, the empty seats will bother him more in the final month of the year than any lost money. In November 2025, it was reported the Mets lost more money than any other team. This year is bound to empty his pockets further. Anything short of a lengthy, miracle playoff run assures it.

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