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What’s left to watch for in the final week of a dreadful Mets season

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Sanchez, M. W. (2026, September 21). What’s left to watch for in the final week of a dreadful Mets season. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/sports/whats-left-to-watch-for-in-the-final-week-of-a-dreadful-mets-season/

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The New York Mets' final six games of the season are largely symbolic as their playoff chances have been slim for months. Despite this, fans can still watch for developments like the ongoing race for NL Rookie of the Year between Carson Benge and Nolan McLean of the Mets. Their competitors, Sal Stewart from Cincinnati and JJ Wetherholt from St. Louis, have struggled or missed time recently, narrowing the gap in the competition.

Written by AI on 2026-09-22, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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The New York Mets' 2023 season is effectively over, with their home schedule concluding recently. The final six games of the season, to be played in Texas and Washington, cater primarily to loyal fans who are uncertain about when they might see the team again after this year. Despite the lack of playoff relevance, there are still points of interest for followers. Among them is a closer race for the NL Rookie of the Year award between Mets players Carson Benge and Nolan McLean, whose competition has weakened due to poor performance by other contenders like Cincinnati's Sal Stewart (.634 OPS this month) and injuries affecting St. Louis' JJ Wetherholt, who returned from a wrist injury but has played only four September games.

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The final six games, in Texas and Washington, are for the diehards — particularly because those diehards have no idea when they will be able to see the club play again after this year. asserted

club → have → year

In that spirit, here are five things to watch for from the Mets over the final week of the campaign, which does not matter and yet is far from meaningless: asserted

which → watch → campaign

Access the Mets beat like never before Don’t miss Mike Puma’s text messages from Queens and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Mets. asserted

he → access → Mets

Sign up NowROY Watchers Carson Benge and Nolan McLean entered this month as likely also-rans in the NL Rookie of the Year battle. asserted

Benge → sign → battle

With one week to play, they still are underdogs but in a race that has tightened largely because of the way their competition has played and not played. asserted

competition → play → way

Cincinnati’s Sal Stewart is having his worst month of the season (with a .634 OPS) and St. Louis’ JJ Wetherholt has played only four September games, returning last week from a wrist injury. asserted

Wetherholt → have → injury

What’s left to watch for in the final week of a dreadful Mets season

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