Losing finally seems to be getting to the NY Mets players on the field

The New York Mets had early hope with rookie Jonah Tong on the mound, but it faded fast. Six first inning runs erased optimism, and frustration was visible. Tong struggled to find the strike zone, and each pitch increased the pressure. Small mistakes frayed nerves, and the team’s impatience was obvious from the start.

Frustration grew as the game went on. After an infield play, Pete Alonso and Huascar Brazoban bumped shoulders tensely, and later, Jeff McNeil was ejected after an at-bat. These moments showed the team’s rising irritation. The Mets weren’t just losing a game; their frustration signaled deeper struggles and a tense, heavy night.

The Mets’ mounting frustration spilled onto the field, setting the tone for a rough night.

In the top of the second, a routine grounder to Alonso unraveled when he looked to toss to first and realized Brazoban wasn’t there to cover. Alonso’s irritation showed immediately as the play broke down. Brazoban had his own flash of anger when the ball nearly clipped his face, a near-miss that only added to the tension. By the time the inning ended, the two brushed shoulders in the dugout, a quick but pointed exchange that summed up the mood.

Two innings later, the cracks widened. McNeil, never one to bite his tongue, snapped at a called third strike he believed was ball four. His protest didn’t last long before the umpire tossed him, and the sight of McNeil trudging off only amplified the sense that the Mets’ patience is wearing thinner by the day. What should have been a chance to rally instead turned into another emotional unraveling.

The record tells the rest of the story. With 14 games left, the Mets are stuck in a seven-game losing streak. Since June 13, they’ve gone 31–48, a bottom-five mark in all of baseball. It’s the kind of sustained collapse that drains not just standings but spirit, and you can see it written across the roster.

Then comes Jacob deGrom, back on the Citi Field mound for the first time since leaving for Texas. His trademark edge and competitiveness were still there, but this time they worked against the Amazins. Fans could only watch as their former ace threw 7 innings, giving up three runs, a painful contrast to a staff that looks short on both fire and fight.

After the game, Jacob deGrom admitted that pitching at Citi Field again made him feel like he might throw up, the nerves hitting him as if it were his debut. For Mets fans, that line landed a little too close to home. Watching this stretch of lifeless baseball has felt like a debut in misery of its own, the kind that leaves you sick to your stomach night after night.