The New York Mets were eliminated from the MLB playoffs after losing their final game of the season to the Miami Marlins. They did this despite the Cincinnati Reds, with whom they were tied, gift-wrapping them a golden opportunity by losing their game.
The fact that the Mets were even in such a position is unfathomable. They went from a legit threat to make the World Series last year to out of an expanded playoff format one year later. They made a huge off-season splash in stealing Juan Soto away from their cross-town rivals.
In fact, they were dominating the National League earlier in the season, yet somehow ended up on the outside looking in for the last Wild Card spot.
And it all ended with a whimper, as the team posted zero runs in a must-win game against the sub-.500 Marlins.
The image attached to this New York Post story says it all.
Mets complete epic collapse as loss to Marlins ends maddening season — even as Reds lose https://t.co/FxW1JxVZlM pic.twitter.com/m9AXD02XDc
— New York Post (@nypost) September 28, 2025
New York Mets announcers let the team have It
The game that ended the New York Mets’ season concluded with Francisco Lindor hitting into a 4-6-3 double play in the ninth inning, sealing a 4-0 defeat.
Their own announcers absolutely leveled the team after their abysmal performance.
Mets announcer Gary Cohen described the team’s downfall in brutal terms, noting their strong start with the best record in baseball for the first two-and-a-half months.
“And the Mets agonizing, three-and-a-half-month, slow-motion collapse, is complete,” Cohen said as the game wrapped up.
"And the Mets agonizing, three-and-a-half-month, slow-motion collapse, is complete."
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 28, 2025
Gary Cohen, Ron Darling and Keith Hernandez react as the Mets are eliminated from the playoffs after losing to the Marlins on the final game of the season. pic.twitter.com/oYvnqhvCJp
“It is unfathomable that this collection of talent winds up outside of an expanded playoff system,” Cohen continued. “After having the best record in baseball for the first two-and-a-half months of the season. Everything goes wrong over the last three-and-a-half months. And the Mets find themselves on the outside looking in.”
Fellow announcer Ron Darling continued the criticism.
“Players are about as stunned as the fans,” Darling said. “I think a lot of the players felt as though this day would never come, that they’d be able to turn it on at some point and not have to endure this. But they weren’t able to do that.”
Former Mets first baseman and Seinfeld star, Keith Hernandez, pointed out how the Marlins did their team in.
“So the Marlins once again do the Mets in,” he added. “And this has got to be just so heartbreaking and disappointing for the players. But they didn’t get it done.”
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Brutal Collapse
The New York Mets entered the 2025 season with high expectations, boasting a $340 million payroll and star additions like Soto. It initially looked like their roster moves had paid off, as they started strong with a 45-24 record by mid-June.
That was the best mark in MLB.
However, the team suffered a dramatic second-half collapse, going 38-55 for the rest of the way, with multiple lengthy losing streaks, which ultimately dropped them out of playoff contention.
This, despite still leading the wild-card race by four games as late as September 8.
Their loss to the Marlins, which allowed the Reds to overtake them for the final wild-card spot, marks one of the most disappointing collapses in franchise history.