{"id":102856,"date":"2025-09-22T07:54:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T07:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=102856"},"modified":"2025-09-22T07:54:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T07:54:41","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8%f0%9f%9a%a8%f0%9f%9a%a8mets-mayday-costly-outfield-errors-have-turned-routine-plays-into-disasters-sabotaging-rallies-and-throwing-new-yorks-playoff-chase-into-chaos-every-dro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=102856","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8METS MAYDAY: Costly outfield errors have turned routine plays into disasters, sabotaging rallies and throwing New York\u2019s playoff chase into chaos. Every dropped ball feels like a dagger, piling pressure on a team already walking a razor\u2019s edge. Is this just a stumble in the field \u2014 or the unraveling of the Mets\u2019 October dreams?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\">\n<li id=\"articleLabel__listItem\">Mets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<ul>\n<li><time datetime=\"2025-09-21175843513500006:12:15\">Updated: Sep. 21, 2025, 6:12 a.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<li><span aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span><time datetime=\"2025-09-21175843440100006:00:01\">Published: Sep. 21, 2025, 6:00 a.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-ORFKVFAOMNAJXMMLENE2AGUOFM\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/UGDRXBTFHZABZMTOGRDV6A3OGQ.jpg?auth=bab27d6bfe7c7f095ebcd3023854de96542da308074745db7ec3fb18e07f89d4&amp;width=500&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 500w\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/UGDRXBTFHZABZMTOGRDV6A3OGQ.jpg?auth=bab27d6bfe7c7f095ebcd3023854de96542da308074745db7ec3fb18e07f89d4&amp;width=800&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 800w\" media=\"(max-width: 800px)\" sizes=\"80vw\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/UGDRXBTFHZABZMTOGRDV6A3OGQ.jpg?auth=bab27d6bfe7c7f095ebcd3023854de96542da308074745db7ec3fb18e07f89d4&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, (max-width: 800px) 80vw, 60vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/UGDRXBTFHZABZMTOGRDV6A3OGQ.jpg?auth=bab27d6bfe7c7f095ebcd3023854de96542da308074745db7ec3fb18e07f89d4&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90\" alt=\"Costly errors in the outfield put Mets\u2019 playoff push in jeopardy\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>New York Mets&#8217; Cedric Mullins runs after a ball hit by Washington Nationals&#8217; Daylen Lile for a two-run inside-the-park home run during the 11th inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"RWJPBNZO4RD2REUKEZQVCETIV4\"><b>NEW YORK \u2014 <\/b>The Mets clawed back late Saturday night \u2014 only to watch two outfield blunders undo it all against the last-place Washington Nationals.<\/p>\n<p id=\"LA4YBFHSGBGRRKZTO6INLMNQX4\">The Mets\u2019 5-3 loss to the on Saturday can be chalked up to a pair of misplays in the outfield. One by right fielder Juan Soto in the second inning and another by center fielder Cedric Mullins in extras.<\/p>\n<p id=\"E4UUXUJ7QFGH5O23KLH224LVQQ\">While Mullins\u2019 misplay in the 11th inning will be freshest on people\u2019s minds, Soto is the only Mets outfielder who walked away with a true error.<\/p>\n<p id=\"QJQCT44QJBGJPHZJRMFXPYGSBQ\">His play occurred when Nationals catcher Riley Adams lined what should have been a one-hop single to Soto in right. Instead of securing the ball, Soto took his eye off it, allowing it to bounce past him all the way to the wall.<\/p>\n<p id=\"BF55SZOR5NGR7LEGTCSKBC7XUI\">This allowed a run to score from first, and Adams to end up on third with no outs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"R2FMKO2Q65HTLEPVRZ2RFEC7SU\">\u201cWe\u2019ve been inconsistent,\u201d Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. \u201cWe go through stretches where we make plays, we play clean, and then we\u2019ve been through stretches where that happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"XPDLVTGLORAZXLJLBSZRQPF57U\">After the Mets came back from being down 3-0 in the eighth and ninth innings, they found themselves in a one-out situation with a runner on first in the 11th inning.<\/p>\n<p id=\"R6RRHDF4WVAQHJYNCAVPLAH5IQ\">Nationals DH Daylen Lile lined a sinker to center field, which Mullins misread. The ball sailed past Mullins, crashing into the corner and rolling away from him, towards right field.<\/p>\n<p id=\"J5HH3BRMEJFL7PTXPCFT7O5FZY\">Lile wasted no time, running the bases at record speed. He made it from home-to-home in 14.86 seconds, a Nationals record, according to MLB stats guru Sarah Langs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"DM53CEJXQFD7ZNGFKNH6QSHFIQ\">\u201cIt\u2019s just more or less an instinctive type play, just do what you can,\u201d Mullins explained after the game. \u201cI knew what I was trying to do there, just didn\u2019t execute it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"HHO3EGCPGFF4BFCFAAPSULIFWM\">\u201cIt\u2019s a tough one there,\u201d Mendoza said about Mullins\u2019s play after the game, \u201cbut once you realize that you have no chance on that play, maybe you give yourself a better chance to play it off the wall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"FXCN6XI3YZHEROQ36QR5GBNOOU\">The Mets\u2019 series against the Nationals has been mired in misplays and errors. Through two games, both teams have combined for eight errors.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3MI7UBGAZJEQ5HU4RERSU6X3BQ\">On Saturday, the Nationals took advantage of the Mets\u2019 poor play to come away with a win. 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