MIAMI — Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns backed his manager as the team was stumbling through the conclusion of the regular season, but will that support continue?

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Carlos Mendoza certainly understands why his job status might be in question , after the Mets lost 4-0 to the Marlins on Sunday to miss the postseason by one game.

“Since Day 1 when you take this job, you are on the hotseat,” Mendoza said. “When you are managing a team that has a lot of expectations and you go home, questions like this are going to come up and that’s part of it. I’m responsible and I have to be better.

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