beyond the back page The hope the Mets can take from the upstart White Sox By Brian Lewis Published Aug. 21, 2026, 7:40 a.m. ET Mets outfieder Carson Benge celebrates after hitting a two-run homer against the Padres on Aug. 19, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg/NY Post By all accounts, this Mets season has been a lost one.
But if they’re looking for a path to follow, they might just have to look across the field Friday at the once woebegone White Sox.
Mired in last place in the NL East at 58-70 with September right around the corner isn’t where the Mets planned to be — or the return owner Steve Cohen expected on his investment in the second-highest payroll in the sport.
But the recent surge from their forced youth movement offers at least a little spark of hope. The Amazin’s have won five of six and 11 of 15 despite a massive veteran sell-off at the trade deadline.
