Overview
- The Mets, who had dropped 12 straight, beat the Minnesota Twins to stop the skid and relieve immediate pressure on a sliding club.
- The superstition narrative carried on after the victory when Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted “LGM” on X, drawing fresh warnings from fans who blame his April photo with mascots Mr. and Mrs. Met.
- Mamdani earlier addressed the claims at a press conference, kept a light tone by embracing the “Mayor Mambino” nickname, and said he was keeping the faith as a Mets fan.
- Players and staff pointed to baseball causes rather than curses, with Francisco Lindor describing the stretch as miserable and manager Carlos Mendoza stressing leadership and getting more from the roster.
- The story jumped into national culture as Jimmy Kimmel highlighted the ‘jinx’ framing, Rudy Giuliani offered to help lift the so‑called curse, and a self‑described voodoo practitioner even staged a ritual at Citi Field, while tabloids noted past Mets slides in 1962 and 2002.