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Third Straight Loss for Mets Comes With a Side of Drama and a Steve Cohen Message

Steve Cohen’s calm message cuts through Mets’ chaos and noise.

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Three straight losses, a sputtering offense, and a media circus swirling around Juan Soto, it’s not the cleanest stretch of baseball for the New York Mets. But in the middle of it all, owner Steve Cohen offered a much-needed dose of perspective.

“Welcome to the ups and downs of a baseball season,” Cohen posted on X following the team’s 2–0 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. “This too will pass. LGM.”

Welcome to the ups and downs of a baseball season. This too will pass . LGM
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) May 21, 2025

It’s not blind optimism. The Mets, at 29–20, still hold one of the best records in the National League and sit just a game and half behind the Phillies in the NL East. But over the last week, things have gotten messy.

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New York Mets have scored three total runs across their last three games and haven’t put up more than three in a single contest in over a week. Tuesday’s shutout loss saw them waste a strong six-inning outing from Clay Holmes, who gave up just two runs and struck out five. Max Kranick followed with two clean frames, but the offense never showed.

Meanwhile, Boston’s pitching pieced it together after Walker Buehler was ejected in the third inning. Seven Red Sox pitchers, from Brennan Bernardino to Aroldis Chapman, tag-teamed a four-hit shutout that underscored how little juice the Mets lineup has shown lately.

Held 'em scoreless. pic.twitter.com/ysfmwGQ0Tg
— Red Sox (@RedSox) May 21, 2025

Of course, this rough patch hasn’t happened in a vacuum. Ever since Juan Soto returned to the Bronx, greeted by relentless boos and a full-volume reminder of the $765 million contract he signed with the Mets instead of the Yankees, the spotlight has only intensified. Soto brushed it off at first. But as the weekend wore on and his on-field swagger waned, the pressure started to show. Not running out grounders. Shrugging off criticism. He hasn’t looked like the same player who helped the Yankees reach the World Series last fall.

Still, it’s a stretch to pin this all on Soto. The Mets are collectively 5-for-44 with runners in scoring position over the last week. No one’s been spared from the slump.

Mets Fans, Just Ask the Dodgers?

Cohen’s message is a reminder that even the best teams get punched in the mouth over a 162-game season. Just ask the Dodgers, who lost four straight earlier this month before bouncing back. Baseball’s long and weird like that.

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The Mets finish their set in Boston on Wednesday, then head into a home stand that features the Dodgers, White Sox, and Rockies before a West Coast swing through Los Angeles and Colorado.

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Mohsin Baldiwala is a Master’s student in Journalism and freelance content producer who got hooked on baseball through Seinfeld’s hapless George Costanza. The same reason why he’s a Yankees fan. He writes about sports because he believes it can offer a brief escape from the world’s chaos. Even if that means enduring the heartbreak of the 2024 World Series.