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Fox News Star Blames Dem Mayor MLB Team’s ‘Curse’

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Sean Hannity is pointing to a bizarre culprit for the New York Mets’ freefall: a hug with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

The Fox News host floated the idea that the team’s 11-game losing streak may have kicked off right after Mamdani met the team’s mascots at Citi Field earlier this month.

“And by the way, the New York Mets? They are on an 11-game losing streak, including right after the mayor met and hugged the team mascot, Mr. Met, at Citi Field on April 9, a phenomenon people are calling the ‘Mamdani Curse,’” Hannity said on his show.

He tied the team’s slump to a broader critique of government programs.

“Kind of hard to lose 11 games in a row in baseball, but he pulled it off. I think everything the government promises, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, headed for bankruptcy. Obamacare promises, they all failed. Every one of them,” Hannity jeered.

“Now, all of a sudden, we’re gonna hand over our kids, where we have horrible government-run schools, and now they can start their indoctrination when they are one and two?” he added.

The Mets’ skid has been dramatic. New York opened the season 7-4, including a series win over the San Francisco Giants and a four-game win streak that carried into early April.

Even with Juan Soto sidelined by a calf injury on April 3, the team managed to keep momentum rolling, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 7 to extend their run.

Then the collapse hit. The Mets dropped the final two games of the Diamondbacks series by a combined 14-3 score, then returned home and were swept by the Athletics at Citi Field.

They managed just six runs across those three games and were shut out twice. Things didn’t improve on the road.

A trip to Los Angeles ended in another sweep at the hands of the Dodgers. The Mets lost 4-0, then 2-1, before an 8-2 defeat in which closer Devin Williams struggled late.

After an off day, the team traveled to Chicago looking to reset against the Cubs. Instead, the losses kept piling up.

New York briefly grabbed a 1-0 lead in Saturday’s game when Mark Vientos launched a solo home run in the second inning.

The Cubs responded immediately, tying the game in the bottom half before taking control later.

By Sunday, the streak hit 11 games. The Mets lost 2-1 in 10 innings after blowing a ninth-inning lead, with Williams again unable to close it out.

The skid is now the franchise’s longest since 2004 and marks the fastest the team has reached 15 losses since 1983.

Mamdani, who has described himself as a casual Mets fan, visited Citi Field on April 9, right as the downturn began.

During the visit, he posed for photos and embraced both Mr. Met and Mrs. Met, moments that circulated online as the losing streak stretched into double digits.

On Hannity’s show, the host also pointed to Mamdani’s recent public appearances, including a visit to a Bronx preschool alongside former President Barack Obama.

The two were seen singing “The Wheels on the Bus” with children, part of an effort promoting free child care.

On Tuesday, Mamdani acknowledged that he is being blamed for the streak, playfully poking at curse accusations during a press conference.

“I will accept being addressed as Mayor Mambino for the day,” he joked in reference to a nickname the New York Post bestowed on him.

“There’s a lot of baseball left to be played, and I am still keeping the faith,” Mamdani added.

The Mets’ struggles have also been addressed from inside the clubhouse.

Manager Carlos Mendoza described the team’s current stretch as difficult but not beyond repair.

“Yeah it’s tough, it’s tough, especially when you’re going through it,” Mendoza said.

“You feel like you got to the ninth inning feeling good, but I mean when you’re playing in one-run games you have to be perfect and it’s hard to play like that. It’s a tough stretch right now.”

When asked how urgent it is to turn things around, Mendoza didn’t sugarcoat it.

“11 losses, that’s a lot, whether it’s in April or at any point in the season,” he added.

“Nobody’s going to feel sorry for us. We’ve got to find a way. Off day tomorrow and back at it Tuesday.”

All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor also acknowledged the pressure building around the team.

“What Mendy has said from day one, protect the house. It’s going to get loud. It’s going to get very loud. And ultimately, everyone here knows it and we’ve just got to stick together and stay within ourselves and fight, fight,” Lindor commented.

He didn’t hold back on how the losing streak feels inside the locker room.

“This feeling sucks,” Lindor said. “We’re professionals, and we have got to find a way to do whatever it takes to end up on top after 27 outs and sometimes 30 outs.”

“It’s not a good feeling, but no one here is hanging their heads. Everybody has got their head up high, fighting for each other.”

The team now returns home for a nine-game homestand starting with a series against the Minnesota Twins, looking to stop the slide before it deepens further.

Away from the field, the team’s struggles have also intersected with off-field conversations tied to Mamdani.

Lindor’s wife, Katia Reguero Lindor, has publicly voiced support for the mayor and his policy positions, including backing candidates she said advocate for immigrants, workers and broader social equity.

In past social media posts, she has argued that economic success does not separate individuals from broader societal concerns, writing that personal well-being is tied to the well-being of others.

She has also criticized the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, warning that removing those programs would limit opportunities and deepen divisions.

She was named as one of Mamdani’s inaugural committee members at the end of last year.

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