The New York Mets spent nearly a billion dollars to build a contender, but with one week left in the regular season, they suddenly find themselves on the outside looking in. For a team that held a postseason spot from early April until just this past Sunday, the freefall has been nothing short of stunning—and downright humiliating for a roster built to dominate.

From Front-Runner to Fragile

On June 12, the Mets were flying high at 45–24, a record that had them looking like one of baseball’s juggernauts. Fast forward three months, and that same club now sits at 80–76 after Sunday’s loss to the Washington Nationals, tied in record but behind the Cincinnati Reds for the final Wild Card spot due to the head-to-head tiebreaker.

The fall has been steep, and the timing couldn’t be worse. As th

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