The collapse was completed Sunday. The New York Mets , owners of MLB's best record on June 12, missed the playoffs following a three-month nosedive down the standings. It's an embarrassing outcome, especially in the three wild card era, and especially after giving Juan Soto a record $765 million contract. What went wrong? A lot. What needs to change? A lot .

On Monday, owner Steven Cohen apologized to the fan base, and called the team's season "unacceptable."

Mets fans everywhere. I owe you an apology . You did your part by showing up and supporting the team. We didn't do our part. We will do a post-mortem and figure out the obvious and less obvious reasons why the team didn't perform up to your and my expectations.

We are all feeling raw emotions today. I know how much time a

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