New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s ‘curse’ of the Mets continued on Tuesday night as the team suffered their 12th straight of the loss.
The Mets endured a ninth-inning implosion against the Minnesota Twins at Citi Field to lose 5-3 and extend their nightmare skid to a historic 12 games.
The latest defeat came after the Mets faithful accused Mamdani of cursing the team after meeting their mascots, which earned him the Mayor Mambino nickname.
Fans pointed to a viral video of Mamdani meeting the team’s mascots, which was captured on the day of their last victory, as the reason for their stunning demise.
The clip, which has racked up almost five million views on X, shows the New York Mayor being embraced by Mr and Mrs Met in what was intended to be a light-hearted stop at Citi Field.
However, Mamdani has managed to see the funny side – even if events are less than amusing in Queens.
The New York Mets’ historic losing streak continued with a 12th-straight defeat on Tuesday
After ‘cursing’ the Mets, Mamdani was dubbed Mayor Mambino by the New York Post on Tuesday, a clever play on the ‘Curse of the Bambino’ – a superstitious sports jinx associated with the Boston Red Sox over the sale of Babe Ruth to the Yankees.
‘There’s a lot of baseball to be played,’ the mayor said at a press conference on Tuesday. ‘I’m still keeping the faith as I know that many Mets fans are across the city.’
He then joked, ‘I will accept being addressed as Mayor Mambino for the day. I think that this is part and parcel of what it means to be the mayor. You take it in stride.’
More to follow.
