Over the winter, the New York Mets and San Diego Padres were among the busiest teams in terms of free agency.

New York had lost Jacob deGrom to the Texas Rangers but filled their rotation by signing Justin Verlander, Kodai Senga, and Jose Quintana.

They also brought back Brandon Nimmo.

The Padres on the other hand signed Xander Bogaerts, Matt Carpenter, Nelson Cruz, and Michael Wacha.

Both teams were expected to be powerhouses in the National League this season.

However, they are both under the .500 mark.

On Twitter, MLB insider Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY pointed out a troubling fact, that the Mets and Padres committed a total of $800 million thanks to their signings and went over the luxury tax threshold, and that now, both teams are at risk of missing the postseason.

If you include luxury tax penalties, the #Mets and #Padres are dropping about $800 million to go a combined 59-66 and sit home for the playoffs.

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) June 9, 2023

This is yet another poignant reminder that just because a team may “win the offseason” with some big signings doesn’t mean that a successful season is guaranteed.

Of course, it’s not to say that teams shouldn’t spend money to improve their rosters.

However, it serves as a grim reminder that a busy offseason doesn’t guarantee success during the regular season, or even the postseason should the Mets and Padres end up qualifying.

New York was recently swept by the Atlanta Braves.

They are now 30-33 and sit 8.5 games out of first place.

The Padres own a record of 29-33 and sit eight games out of first.

Both are close in the Wild Card race, but this season has not been kind to either team.

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A player in the QMJHL who fights will be issued a game misconduct and suspended for a game for each subsequent fight, commissioner Mario Cecchini announced on Friday.

The announcement comes after the league’s member assembly “endorsed a ban on fighting,” in March.

Officially, the QMJHL approved the:

1. Addition of a game misconduct penalty for any player involved in a fight;
2. Addition of an automatic one-game suspension for any player declared the instigator of a fight;
3. Addition of a minimum two-game automatic suspension for any player identified as the aggressor;
4. In addition to the game misconduct, an automatic one-game suspension will be imposed once a player has reached his second fight, rather than his third.

“We are taking a tremendous stride towards player safety,” Cecchini said in a press conference Friday, ahead of the league’s draft.

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The New York Mets are reeling.

With Thursday night’s walk-off loss to the Atlanta Braves, they suffered a sweep at the hands of their division rivals and fell to 8.5 games back of first place in the National League East.

Each loss from this series had one shocking constant.

In all three games, the Mets held a lead of three runs or more and ultimately squandered it on their way to three soul-crushing losses.

The Mets are now three games below the .500 mark.

This is the first time something like this has ever happened in Mets franchise history.

SNY, the TV home of the Mets pointed out this fact on Twitter.

For the first time in the history of the Mets franchise, they have lost 3 consecutive games in which they've held a 3-run lead in each game. pic.twitter.com/HkoSb5fum0

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) June 9, 2023

The Mets were ahead by a score of 10-6 in the bottom of the sixth inning.

However, the Braves chipped away and ultimately emerged victorious on Ozzie Albies’ walk-off home run in the 10th.

Atlanta won by a final score of 13-10.

The Mets have now lost six in a row.

Because of this loss, they were leapfrogged in the NL East by the surging Philadelphia Phillies and now sit in fourth place in the division.

It certainly has been a week to forget for the Mets.

Picked by many to win the NL East, the Mets have been a disappointment thus far with stars such as Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer struggling.

Fortunately, the Mets are only three games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NL Wild Card race and will begin a series with the Bucs on Friday night at PNC Park.

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