Even Steve Cohen’s Family Is Letting Him Have It Over the Mets’ Disaster of a Season

Steve Cohen is getting booed at his own dinner table. And honestly, it’s hard to blame anyone for it.

The Mets owner sat down with Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman of the New York Post for an interview that was surprisingly open. He didn’t hide behind optimism or deflect blame. He straight-up admitted what everyone already knew: this season is a failure, and he’s the one holding the bag.

New York is 36-51, dead last in the NL East, 15.5 games out of a division lead that might as well be in another galaxy. They fired Carlos Mendoza. The trade deadline is closing in. And the guy signing the checks says he feels the weight of every loss.

Cohen mentioned that his wife Alex, a genuine Mets fan, has been giving him grief at home. He said it with a laugh, but the point landed. The frustration isn’t just coming from the stands or the radio call-in shows. It’s waiting for him when he walks through the front door.

He also talked about watching games with his father, how that’s been their thing for years. Losing has made that routine harder. “When you’re watching a team lose, it’s just like any fan,” Cohen said. “I’m a fan too. We’re feeling the same thing our fans are feeling.”

Then he said it. “I’m failing.”

Those are rare words from a franchise owner. Most owners hide behind GM statements or stay silent while the losses pile up. Cohen chose to say it out loud, on the record, with no filter. Heyman posted the clip on X and it spread fast. Partly because it was funny. Mostly because it was brutally honest.

Cohen made big promises when he bought the team. He said he wanted to do something great for New York. That line is coming back to haunt him now because the Mets are trending in the wrong direction fast. The farm system is thin. The payroll is bloated. And the roster has underperformed in ways that feel almost deliberate.

The trade deadline will be a real test. If the Mets sell, it signals a reset. If they hold, it says they still believe this thing can turn around. Cohen didn’t tip his hand in the interview. But the fact that he’s talking about failure suggests he’s not delusional about where this team stands.

For now, the Mets are off Thursday. Then they hit a 10-game stretch that closes out the first half. It won’t fix everything. But it might tell us how much longer Cohen is willing to watch his dinner table stay quiet after another loss.