"Losing will always put a strain on a clubhouse or a locker room, especially when that losing comes amidst a season that was supposed to have legitimate championship aspirations. New York Mets superstar Juan Soto finally hinted that something was off about last season's squad, which missed the postseason after an extended, three-and-a-half-month-long collapse. That's in the past, he said when asked if there was any carryover of those issues into 2026. We forget about it. We focus on 2026."
"This is as close to an admission of an off-kilter clubhouse as we have gotten from a playing member of the 2025 Mets, which came after manager Carlos Mendoza appeared on the Michael Kay Show at the beginning of the month and called it a corporate clubhouse. Not that the guys didn't like each other, he continued. They respected each other. They got along."
The Mets suffered a three-and-a-half-month collapse in 2025 and missed the postseason despite preseason championship expectations. Juan Soto acknowledged that something was off with last season's squad but said the team will focus on 2026. Manager Carlos Mendoza labeled the prior environment a "corporate clubhouse" while saying players respected and got along with one another. President of baseball operations David Stearns overhauled much of the team's leadership, allowing Pete Alonso to depart and trading Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien; Jeff McNeil was also moved. Those roster moves reinforced perceptions of Francisco Lindor as the team's captain and fueled questions about clubhouse alignment.
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