The Mets built a 5.5 game lead over the Phillies in the NL East before a seven-game losing streak kicked off a multi-week slump. After back-to-back blowout losses to the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York needed to talk about it. The Mets held a players’ only meeting following Saturday’s 9-2 defeat in Pittsburgh and Juan Soto is reportedly one of the team members who spoke, per the New York Post’s Mike Puma.
