The 2026 edition of theNew York Metsdon't just lose a lot, but they also manage to make losing look awfully funny.
Look no further than James Wood's inside-the-park grand slam against the Mets on Tuesday night.
With the Nationals slugger hitting in the second with the bases loaded and the Mets up by five runs, Wood drove a deep fly ball beyond the grasp of a leaping Nick Morabito in left-center field. The ball took a hard ricochet off the wall, but there should have been time for Tyrone Taylor to retrieve the ball and hold Wood to a triple at most.
The problem: Taylor just stood there to check on Morabito ... who was fine.
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We could see Morabito point as if to say,"Why are you looking at me?! Get the baseball!
And by the time Taylor did eventually turn around to chase after the ball, Wood was well on his way to the inside-the-park grand slam.
After that, the Nationals kept the scoring going to erase the five-run deficit and win, 9-6. That's the Mets in a nutshell.
This article originally appeared on For The Win:Mets gave up the silliest inside-the-park grand slam to James Wood
