Juan Soto Defends Carlos Mendoza and Mets’ Management Following 3-Game Sweep Against Rockies

The New York Mets got swept by the Colorado Rockies after losing both games of the doubleheader on Sunday.

Juan Soto Defends Carlos Mendoza and Mets’ Management Following 3-Game Sweep Against Rockies

Juan Soto and Carlos Mendoza (Image via X/@mlbtraderumors/Sportsnet)

The New York Mets were on the losing end once again on Sunday. The team lost both games of their doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies. After the game, Juan Soto came to the defense of manager Carlos Mendoza and the team management.

Before the series against the Rockies, the Mets ended a barren losing run. In the second game of the series, they took down the Minnesota Twins 3-2 and snapped a 12-game winless run. On Thursday, they won the series against them with a 10-8 victory.

This 2-game winning streak came to an end on Friday as the Rockies edged out as 4-3 winners. With the game on Saturday being postponed, Sunday became a doubleheader at Citi Field.

The Rockies then delivered two big blows. In the first game, they won 3-1 while limiting the home side to just 4 hits. In the second game, they tossed a shutout and emerged as 3-0 winners to complete the sweep of the Mets.

In the series, the Mets were limited to just 4 runs by the Rockies. Several stars struggled to make a positive impact with the bat as the team suffered another disappointing series loss.

With these defeats, the pressure has increased on the shoulders of manager Carlos Mendoza. Fans on social media called for his sacking and a change in the team management.

Soto, who went 1-for-2 with 2 walks in the second game, defended Mendoza and General Manager David Stearns. While speaking with the reporters, the 4-time All-Star claimed that it was not their fault and pointed fingers at the players for this run.

This is not Mendy’s (Carlos Mendoza) fault or David’s (Stearns) fault. They put a great team together. We have to be the ones that will go out there and perform.

Juan Soto said regarding Carlos Mendoza and David Stearns

Mendoza was appointed as the Mets manager in November 2023. In his first season, the Venezuelan manager took the team to the National League Championship Series (NLCS), where they lost to eventual World Series winners, the Los Angeles Dodgers.

His second season, though, was one to forget. After a hot start, the team stumbled in the final 3 months and missed out on the playoffs, finishing with an 83-79 record.

The team is 9-19 for the season following the sweep at the hands of the Rockies. This is the joint-worst record in the league, as the Philadelphia Phillies are going through a phase. The two NL East teams are 10.5 games behind the Atlanta Braves for first place.

Mets commentators took aim at Carlos Mendoza during the loss against Rockies

The New York Mets are not having a good time at the moment. The team got swept by the Colorado Rockies on Sunday as they lost both games of the doubleheader. During the second game, Mets commentators aimed at Carlos Mendoza.

Mets' Carlos Mendoza
Carlos Mendoza (Image via Imago)

The Mets fell 3-0 to the Rockies, a team that went 43-119 last season. In the 4th inning of the game, commentators Gary Cohen and Ron Darling discussed the current situation of the team.

While Cohen admitted that managing a team is a delicate operation, he claimed that sometimes people deserved to be called out.

There are no scholarships at the big-league level, particularly for a team that has one of the highest payrolls in the history of baseball. And I know that managing is a much more delicate operation than it used to be, but at some point, you gotta call people out.

Gary Cohen said

Darling would agree to this and brought up the dismissal of longtime Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who was fired on Saturday despite his team winning 17-1 against the Baltimore Orioles.

You do have to call people out. The problem is, as we saw with Cora, sometimes mangaers have less on their plate than managers years ago. But that is where the blame falls, and it always will.

Ron Darling added

The 9-19 record after 28 games is the second-worst start in Mets history since 1983. That year, they went on to finish bottom in the standings with a 68-94 record.

Their next outing sees them take on division rivals, the Washington Nationals, who are 13-16 for the season. If things do not improve, there will undoubtedly be more questions regarding Mendoza and his staff.

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