Even though the New York Mets signed Juan Soto a year ago, the New York club had a bad season.
Of course, one of the reasons why a big club didn't make the playoffs was the lack of resources in the club's rotation, which was not up to par.
But it's becoming increasingly clear that the tension in the locker room also mattered – in a bad way – for the Mets. Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto, Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil were at the center of rumors of locker room altercations.
The latter two were recently traded to the American West, which proves that the Mets wanted to clean up the club's locker room. #Rangers #Athletics
The Mets, who also lost the services of Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz to the free agent market, saw the former player stand up and speak publicly about the tensions in the club's locker room in 2025.
Paul Blackburn, who played for the Mets in 2024 and 2025, said it was night and day between the atmosphere in the locker room in 2024 (when the club had a great season) and 2025.
– SleeperMets (@SleeperMets) January 3, 2026
IN New York Post interviewBlackburn said he sees a difference between the two years, as well as between the two New York teams. He finished the 2025 season with the Yankees… and everything was going well in the Bronx locker room.
So, what has changed from 2024 to 2025 with the Mets? Yes, Soto was there… but the locker room was missing two big leaders: J.D. Martinez and Jose Iglesias. Iglesias and his song OMG brought happiness to the city in 2024.
Jose Iglesias will perform his hit “OMG” at the All-Star Game pic.twitter.com/gttjd171u1
– Talkin Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 14, 2024
Obviously, David Stearns realized the importance of guys like that in the locker room too late. And as far as we understand, this will sink the Big Apple company in 2025.
Who will play the role of Martinez and Iglesias in 2026?
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