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The New York Yankees face disappointment as their trade efforts fall short, joining the Mets in a struggling season. Both teams are searching for solutions amid recent losses.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - APRIL 29: A view of the New York Yankees logo on a ball bag before the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 29, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
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The New York Mets suffered a brutal sweep at home courtesy of two back-to-back losses to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
Now, with the team reeling and searching for answers as it prepares to take on the division rival Washington Nationals, the Mets seem to have hit a new low.
âIt is frequently tempting and often unwise to label anything in baseball that happens in April ârock bottom,ââ Tim Britton wrote for The Athletic. âBut Sundayâs doubleheader sweep by the Colorado Rockies at home, in which the New York Mets scored a total of one run, sure better be the worst it feels at Citi Field in 2026.â
With the team searching for answers, though, there seems to be little that the front office can do to turn things around at this point. After the team missed the playoffs last year, president of baseball operations David Stearns has already overhauled the roster and fired many of the teamâs coaches.
Virtually the only significant move left available would be a change at manager and calls for Carlos Mendozaâs job are certainly getting louder. In the meantime, though, the team has turned to a recent castoff from the crosstown rival New York Yankees.
The Yankees faced disappointment in their trade efforts, which did not yield the expected results.
The Mets suffered a brutal sweep at home, losing back-to-back games to the Colorado Rockies.
Both the Yankees and Mets are struggling this season, with the Mets hitting a new low after recent losses.
The Mets are preparing to take on their division rival, the Washington Nationals.

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Shortly after Sundayâs double-header, news surfaced that the Mets had signed outfielder Austin Slater, who played for the Yankees last season after they acquired him shortly before last yearâs trade deadline from the Chicago White Sox.
As the Yankees pushed toward the playoffs, Slater slashed just .120/.120/.120 with three hits and 16 strikeouts in 25 at-bats with the team. He did not factor into the Yankeesâ playoff run and the team cut ties with him in the offseason.
Slater signed a minor-league deal with the Detroit Tigers for this season and was released shortly afterward, then he joined the Miami Marlins just before Opening Day before being released on Sunday.
Now, as the Mets look for some kind of jolt to save their season, it seems the team is hoping the Yankeesâ castoff can be a positive replacement for outfield veteran Tommy Pham, who was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.
âPham and Slater are both right-handed hitting outfielders, and Slater has more of a reputation as a lefty-masher even though his numbers against southpaws have been average to mediocre over the last three seasons,â Mark Polishuk noted for MLB Trade Rumors. âSlater should slide right into Phamâs role as the complement to the left-handed hitting Carson Benge, who has yet to get going at the plate in his rookie season.â
Still, with the season in crisis, the addition of a new platoon option in the outfield is hardly the kind of change that many Mets fans are calling for.
This article was originally published on Forbes.com