The New York Mets' 2026 season is one of the most disappointing among major league clubs, but fans should be optimistic for the future.
The New York Mets have surprisingly been playing decent baseball lately, but any postseason dreams should be shut down.
With the 2026 season being a complete failure, there are still a few bright spots to celebrate.
Our hosts, Lucas and Bob, discuss the rookie talent that has been playing well for New York, beginning with the electric southpaw reliever Jefry Yan.
Yan took the baseball world by storm with his strikeout celebration, jumping off the mound and doing a mid-air split.
Yan has a 3.00 ERA with a 10-8 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .207 batting average against and a 1.56 WHIP in nine games for the Mets this season.
While his numbers don't necessarily jump off the page, there's plenty of potential to be excited about from the 30-year-old rookie.
Staying on the mound, righty Nolan McLean has been impressing this year as well.
The 24-year-old has a 3.21 ERA, 168-to-158 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .208 batting average against and a 1.14 WHIP in 26 games this season.
With his stellar performance thus far, McLean has garnered attention in the National League Rookie of the Year race, alongside his teammate, outfielder Carson Benge.
Benge is hitting .279 with 36 extra-base hits including 16 home runs, 53 RBIs and a .764 OPS (114 OPS+) this season.
All of this is to say that despite an extremely underwhelming season, the future in New York looks bright -- so fans may just need to be patient.
With an established cast of experienced major league baseball players like outfielder Juan Soto, shortstop Francisco Lindor, and potentially infielder Bo Bichette, should he opt into his contract, the Mets may be alright moving forward.
Bichette, however, is in the middle of a down season and would have to get back to his former self for the club to bank on his success in the future.
There's also rookie outfielder A.J. Ewing, who received a call-up mid-May, who has shown flashes of being a contributor on a successful team as well.
While the Mets continue to be a tough team to watch and root for this season, it may not be long before New York gets back to its glory and hits the field for October baseball.
For now, the club will have to close out August and get through a brutal September. Facing teams like their cross-town rival, the New York Yankees, inter-division rivals the Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins, all of whom are still postseason hopefuls.
