ESPN.com · Sep 24, 2025
October or bust? Inside Juan Soto's wild first Mets season
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THE NEW YORK METS reached a milestone when they completed their final homestand of the 2025 season last weekend: 3,182,057 fans had passed through the turnstiles, setting a single-season attendance record at Citi Field.
But the homestand, as far as it mattered in the standings, was a horror show. Battling to hold on to the final wild-card playoff spot in the National League, the Mets lost two of three to the Texas Rangers, took two of three from the playoff-bound San Diego Padres, then lost control of their postseason destiny after inexplicably dropping two of three games in a slapdash performance against the lowly Washington Nationals.