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PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 11: New York Mets first base Pete Alonso (20) looks on during the game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies on September 11th, 2025 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo by Terence Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The final regular season homestand of last year began with exciting uncertainty for the Mets, whose furious comeback from a miserable start left them in the thick of the race for the last NL wild card spot with 13 games to play. The potential outcomes spanned the spectrum from heartache to euphoria — no more games at Citi Field or summertime magic carrying over into October — but they were coated with a layer of belief that no matter how the Mets fared, the result of the 2024 season radiate positivity about who those Mets were as well as the club’s short- and long-term future. The final regular season homestand this year carries the same template, and none of last year’s ingredients. The Mets open a nine-game homestand tonight against the Rangers and Jacob deGrom (oh no) with a 1 1/2-game lead over the Giants and Reds in the race for the final NL wild card berth with 15 games to play. That’s technically a better position than heading into last year’s final homestand, when the Mets were tied with the Diamondbacks for the last spot. Except, of course, this path to the edge of a postseason berth has been much more laborious than last year, when the Mets bottomed out at 24-35 and five games out of the last wild card spot on June 2. These Mets had the best record in baseball at 45-24 through June 12, when they were six games clear of the last wild…

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