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The New York Mets have completed their late-season collapse to miss the postseason in Juan Soto's first year with the team after he signed his record 15-year, $765million contract.
The Mets heading home, instead of the playoffs, was confirmed after the team's 4-0 loss to the Miami Marlins on Sunday.
New York knew after Friday's loss to the Marlins that it likely had to sweep the rest of the series to have a chance at the postseason, with those dreams ending without scoring a run in its season-ender.
The Mets making the postseason looked like a certainty three weeks ago, before an 8-game losing streak turned the tide against them.
Two losses to the Cincinnati Reds, a four-game sweep from the Philadelphia Phillies, and two defeats at the hands of the Texas Rangers was too far of a hole to dig out of.
The Mets loss clinched the final playoff spot in the National League for the Cincinnati Reds.
The New York Mets have completed their late-season collapse to miss the postseason
The Mets heading home was confirmed after the team's 4-0 loss to the Miami Marlins
The Mets best chance to score in Sunday's game came in the fifth inning, when it loaded the bases for Pete Alonso.
New York's trusted bat over the last several seasons smacked a ball out to left field that would have led to runs if it was not right at Javier Sanoja.
More to come.
