Mets might need to trade away veteran infielder to preserve clubhouse peace – Yahoo Sports

Wendell Cruz-Imagn ImagesWendell Cruz-Imagn Images A clubhouse rarely unravels all at once. More often, it frays in small ways that go unnoticed until the results on the field start to wobble. That’s what made Mike Puma’s recent report feel like a missing puzzle piece. The New York Mets didn’t just underperform in 2025. They lived through a summer where chemistry started to crack, and the consequences showed up in the standings long before anyone went public with the story. A Boiling Point That Matched the Standings The timeline is hard to ignore. According to Puma, tensions inside the Mets clubhouse bubbled over in late June, right around the moment the team’s season went sideways. What looked like a temporary slide turned into something closer to a full personality leak. The Mets finished 83-79, a record that reads like a shrug after months of inconsistent play. Advertisement That context matters because losing exposes everything. But in this case, the issues weren’t just about frustration from a rough week. Puma detailed a clash between Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil, familiar territory for anyone who remembers their dust-ups from previous seasons. He also noted Lindor’s chilly relationship with Juan Soto, who operates with
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