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The New York Mets are currently enduring the toughest skid of their season, turning what might have been a typical slump into a full-blown nightmare. At the start of July, the Mets were firmly in contention to win the NL East and potentially compete as one of the top teams in the National League.

Chaos is beginning to rear its head at Citi Field where the New York Mets have had their ups and downs throughout the current campaign. For better or worse, manager Carlos Mendoza

Before a week of games, let's break down which Mets players are in the best place and who have been scuffling.

After Nolan McLean grabbed the win in his major league debut in the Mets' 3-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners, manager Carlos Mendoza all but confirmed the right-hander will get another start.

Cardenales Little League from his hometown of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, was representing Latin America in the LLWS.

Things haven't been going the New York Mets' way of late, but Jon Heyman of the New York Post sees no end in sight for the skipper's job status.

For Major League Baseball players, a trip to Williamsport is unlike any other. Away from the hustle and bustle of a different big cities every week, the New York Mets and Seattle Mariners are instead greeted from the airport by a slew of Little League World Series players to introduce them to the World Series

The Mets are going through their roughest stretch of the year; is a managerial change needed to turn their season around?

The Mets took down the Seattle Mariners 7-3 in Williamsport, Pa., in the latest installment of Major League Baseball's Little League Classic. Playing in front of a neutral crowd mostly full of youth baseball players and their families, New York captured its first series win since July 27 in San Francisco.