In the final 60 games of last season, the Mets went 39-21 for a mighty .650 winning percentage. No other National League team, even the eventual World Series champion Washington Nationals, was better than the Mets in those final 60 games of 2019. If the Mets simply do it again for Major League Baseball’s upcoming mini-season, they will be playing this October. Of course, as you’ve noticed, the world has changed since those final 60 games last summer. The coronavirus pandemic shuttered spring training in mid-March, and as teams prepare to host three-week summer training camp at their home ballparks, uncertainty reigns.

Source: New York Times June 29, 2020 23:03 UTC