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Mets aren’t giving up hope on 2026 — here’s what it would take for Amazin’s to make miracle run into playoffs

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 644 words · By Mike Puma
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What to know about Mets aren’t giving up hope on 2026 — here’s what it would take for Amazin’s to make miracle run into playoffs

PITTSBURGH — Francisco Lindor sometimes reflects on his 2017 season in Cleveland to remind himself that anything still can happen.

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What happened

PITTSBURGH — Francisco Lindor sometimes reflects on his 2017 season in Cleveland to remind himself that anything still can happen.

Why it matters

15 of that year, the team assembled a 22-game winning streak, the second-longest in American League history.

Common ground

It transformed an already solid club into a runaway AL Central winner.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “trades that jettisoned Weaver, Huascar Brazobán, Brooks Raley and A.J. Minter for prospects.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general links to Google News, Fox News, and NBC News, with no specific details regarding trades of Brazobán, Raley, or Minter.
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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
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Claim 2: “From Aug. 24 to Sept. 15 of that year, the team assembled a 22-game winning streak, the second-longest in American League history.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm the Cleveland Indians had a 22-game winning streak from August 24 to September 15, 2017.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017 Cleveland Indians season was the 117th season for the franchise. It was the fifth season under the leadership of manager Terry Francona and second under general manager Mike Chernoff. The tea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Divisio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — José Enrique Ramírez Mateo (born September 17, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He signed with the Cleveland Indians…
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Claim 3: “Fangraphs on Friday computed the team’s postseason chances at 0.1 percent”
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While FanGraphs is identified as a statistics website, there is no evidence provided that confirms a specific 0.1% postseason probability calculation for the Mets on a Friday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chayce Michael McDermott (born August 22, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Ori…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — FanGraphs.com is an American website run by Fangraphs Inc., located in Arlington, Virginia, and created and owned by David Appelman that provides statistics for every player in Major League Baseball h…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Randy Marcelino Vásquez (born November 3, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Y…
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Claim 4: “The Reds earned the NL’s final wild card berth last year with 83 victories, winning a tiebreaker against the Mets.”
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One specific web search result explicitly states that the Reds earned the NL's final wild card berth last year with 83 victories, winning a tiebreaker against the Mets. Other results discuss tiebreaker scenarios but do not confirm this specific historical outcome.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. The Reds compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central Division. They …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cincinnati Reds, a Major League Baseball team, were originally members of the American Association from 1882 to 1889; the team has played in the National League ever since, being one of only five …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Edward Rose Sr. (April 14, 1941 – September 30, 2024), nicknamed "Charlie Hustle", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963 to…
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Claim 5: “Luke Weaver, whom the Mets traded to the Pirates this week”
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Three independent sources (Athlon, Yahoo Sports, and a report citing ESPN/Jon Heyman) confirm that the New York Mets traded Luke Weaver to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Mets traded Luke Weaver to the Pittsburgh Pirates ahead of Monday's 6 p.m. MLB trade deadline.
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Mets traded Luke Weaver to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Athlon Sports. Pittsburgh Pirates Pull Off Last-Second Trades With Angels, Marlins. The Pittsburgh Pirates were able to address their bu…
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Mets traded relief pitcher Luke Weaver to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday, according to ESPN's Jorge Castillo. New York will receive shortstop prospect Sammy Stafura in return, per Jon H…
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Claim 6: “Thornton made his seventh major league start Friday”
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Claim 7: “The Red Sox had a 36-game stretch in which they went 31-5”
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web search NEUTRAL — Boston (/ ˈbɔːstən / ⓘ BAW-stən, / ˈbɒ -/) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northe…
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web search NEUTRAL — What Boston cares about right now: Get breaking updates on news, sports, and weather. Local alerts, things to do, and more on Boston.com.
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Claim 8: “Stock had surgery this season for thoracic outlet syndrome before getting recalled to the Mets on Sunday.”
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No evidence was found after searching for Robert Stock's surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome or his recall to the Mets.
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Claim 9: “the Red Sox — who appeared dead in the AL postseason race until assembling a 15-game winning streak last month.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2004 Boston Red Sox season was the 104th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. Managed by Terry Francona, the Red Sox finished with a 98–64 record, three games behind the New Yo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Boston Red Sox season is the ongoing 126th season in Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 115th season at Fenway Park. The team opened the regular season in an away game against the Ci…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. Founded in…
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Claim 10: “The Mets — who moved to 51-66 and 10 ½ games behind for a National League wild card berth with Friday’s win”
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The provided evidence for the Mets' record consists of general Wikipedia pages about the team and a 2021 season summary, but nothing confirming the specific record of 51-66 or the 10.5 game gap on a specific Friday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 New York Mets season was the franchise's 60th season, their 13th season at Citi Field, and their first season under new majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets began the 2021 season 35–25 and he…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets, founded in 1962, returned National League baseball to New York following the departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles and the New York Giants to San Francisco. The Mets' uni…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
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