The pressure in Queens is reaching a boiling point. The New York Mets' disastrous 2026 season plumbed new depths on Saturday, falling 4-2 to the Chicago Cubs to extend a brutal losing streak to ten consecutive games. This skid, their longest since an 11-game slide in 2004, has dropped the club to a dismal 7-14 record, tying them for the worst mark in all of Major League Baseball.

Despite boasting the sport's highest Opening Day payroll—a staggering $357 million—the Mets are finding wins impossible to come by. The investment in star shortstop Bo Bichette, who inked a $126 million deal this past offseason, has yet to pay dividends, as he's scuffling with a .227 average. The frustration was palpable on Saturday; after Mark Vientos gave the Mets an early lead with a second-inning solo homer, the Cubs quickly answered. The game then slipped away in the sixth when a three-run pinch-hit blast from Carson Kelly off Freddy Peralta sealed their fate.

The numbers during this freefall are stark. The Mets have been shut out three times in these ten games and have managed only two total home runs. This 7-14 start is their worst since 1983, a season that ended with 94 losses, and it leaves them anchored at the bottom of the NL East. It's a shocking reversal for a team that began the 2025 campaign on a 45-24 tear before collapsing. For a franchise with championship aspirations and a wallet to match, this ten-game nightmare is a crisis that demands an immediate answer.