The Mets have lost 11 straight and the Zohran Mamdani Curse is real

I know things aren’t exactly sweet here in Philadelphia but the New York Mets have lost 11 games in a row, so at least we can find joy in something baseball related right now.

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The second-most expensive roster in all of baseball has the worst record in the league at 7-15. They just went 0-6 on a road trip. David Stearns had to fly to Chicago to address the media because things got so bad that the president of baseball operations couldn’t just phone it in anymore.

Again, as a Phillies fan, watching my own team struggle through an 8-13 start, I needed this. We all needed this. Thank you, Mets. From the bottom of my heart.

Sweet Jesus, The Mets-Mamdani Curse Is Real

The New York Mets are 0-11 since NYC Mayor Mamdani hugged Mr. & Mrs. Met.

Coincidence??? pic.twitter.com/a2V2Ra2FuM

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 20, 2026

The Mets started the season 7-4. They were playing well. The pitching staff was solid. The lineup was clicking. Then Juan Soto went down with a calf injury. They managed to win a few games without him. Things were fine.

Then New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani showed up to Citi Field on April 9th. The Mets had already lost the night before to the Diamondbacks. They lost the game Mamdani attended. And they have not won a single game since.

Eleven straight losses. The worst skid since 2002. Fans are calling it the Mamdani Curse and honestly, the evidence is airtight. The Mets were fine until the mayor showed up. Now they’re historically bad. Correlation isn’t causation but I’m not a scientist and this is too perfect to ignore.

The Mets would need to lose 17 in a row to tie their franchise record set in 1962. They’d need to get past 26 straight to break the all-time MLB record held by the 1889 Louisville Colonels. At the rate they’re going, neither of those feels impossible.

Sunday Was the Most Painful One Yet

Sunday’s loss at Wrigley Field might have been the most gutting of the entire streak. The Mets had a one-run lead in the ninth inning. Devin Williams was on the mound to close it out. Former Met Michael Conforto, because of course it was a former Met, tied it with an RBI double to send it to extras. The Mets couldn’t score in the top of the 10th. Then our old friend enemy here in Philly, Craig Kimbrel, threw a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly later, the Cubs walked it off 2-1.

The Mets managed one run all night on a solo homer from MJ Melendez. That’s the ninth time in the last 11 games they’ve failed to score more than two runs. They went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and the only hit was an infield single in the 10th that barely moved the runner.

This is a roster with Francisco Lindor, Bo Bichette, Marcus Semien, Luis Robert Jr., and Freddy Peralta. A roster built to win the World Series and they can’t score two runs in a game. It would

Some Historical Context to Make You Feel Better About the Phillies

Only three teams in MLB history have lost 11 straight in a season and still made the playoffs. The 1951 Giants, the 1982 Braves, and the 2017 Dodgers.

No team has ever made the postseason after losing 12 or more in a row. If the Mets lose on Tuesday, they would literally have to make Major League history just to be one of the six NL teams competing for a pennant.

The Phillies are 8-13 and it feels like the world is ending.

The Mets are 7-15 and their world actually is ending. Steve Cohen spent a billion dollars assembling this roster and they can’t beat the Cubs at Wrigley Field with a one-run lead in the ninth inning.

The Phillies have problems. Real problems… but at least they’re not the Mets. That’s not a high bar but right now I’ll take whatever I can get.

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