The Mets and Yankees’ high-priced rosters are stumbling at a terrible time – but why?

New York city baseball fans have had it rough since the All-Star break, with a period of crucial games coming upThe New York Mets and New York Yankees will have disbursed nearly $640m in player salaries by the end of the 2025 season, but money hasn’t bought happiness for either New York City fanbase. After enjoying hot starts to begin the 2025 season, the Yankees are now in third place in the American League East while the Mets are a woeful 11-16 since the All-Star Break and 4-11 in the month of August.Even though both teams would qualify for the postseason if the season ended today, neither of them are meeting their lofty preseason expectations. With under 40 games remaining in the season, what is ailing the teams that enjoyed comfortable first-place leads earlier this season? And is all hope lost as they enter the last quarter of the season? Continue reading...

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