The New York Mets are not safe anywhere.Two years after making the National League Championship Series, the Mets are on pace to lose 95 games, which would be their most since also losing 95 in 2003.But this season is much more embarrassing than that.The Mets came into this season overhauling a roster that choked away the best record in the league last summer, which turned in a league—high $329 million payroll.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMNew York Mets' Bo Bichette leaves the field after the top of the seventh inning against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago on April 17, 2026.
(Erin Hooley/AP)But it's been all for naught, and the president of the United States has taken notice."The Mets have the highest salary in baseball, and they lose all the time," President Donald Trump said to a crowd in Georgia - probably filled with happy Atlanta Braves fans.The Los Angeles Dodgers, in fact, have the most money committed to their roster, but in terms of the 2026 payrolls, the Mets are tops in the league thanks to the Dodgers' deferrals.Trump made the comment in praising Braves Development Company CEO Mike Plant, saying the Mets should "maybe steal this guy.""You don't realize how good he is.There are teams where they never go down.
Then you have other teams, they've been rebuilding for years.I don't want to mention teams, because I know all the owners are old friends of mine, I get myself in trouble, but they're always rebuilding.
This guy never rebuilds.He just stays at the top.
He's amazing," Trump said."And then he loses the best player.
He loses a great first baseman (Freddie Freeman), I would say great first baseman, and they keep going along and they get things for the first baseman.And he was really good, Dodgers got him.
But I watched the Braves for years and they've done such a great job."President Donald Trump shakes hands with Braves Development Company President and CEO Mike Plant as he invites Plant and former Atlanta Braves manager Brian Sn...