NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 09: Chris Bassitt #40 of the New York Mets walks back to the dugout against the San Diego Padres after closing out the top of the first inning in game three of the National League Wild Card Series at Citi Field on October 09, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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The New York Mets are in a do-or-die Game 3 against the San Diego Padres, and it looked like there were plenty of empty seats at Citi Field.
The New York Mets made the postseason, but a late series sweep to the Atlanta Braves ended any chance they had of earning a bye to the Division Series. So, they had to face the San Diego Padres in the Wild Card round in a best-of-three series. They lost Game 1 by the score of 7-1, but they bounced back in Game 2 with a 7-3 to force a do-or-die Game 3 on Sunday night.
When Game 3 arrived, New York faithful filled out the lower section of Citi Field. But, as Twitter user Locked Out Sports shared a picture of, there were a lot of empty seats in the upper deck.
Citi Field might as well have been empty, as they were silent when the team trailed the Padres 4-0 after four innings.
Empty seats at Citi Field not a good look for Mets
Now, said photo could’ve just been a bad angle, or taken pregame. So we shouldn’t judge too harshly.
Also, fans tend to file in after first pitch, especially in New York City where there’s a ton of traffic. I’m trying to give them the benefit of the doubt.
As for the team itself, New York has plenty of talent. In fact, they were heavily-favored to defeat the Padres in the Wild Card series despite losing out on the NL East.
