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Fans of the Mets were briefly elated as the team ended a grueling 12-game losing streak, but their joy was short-lived. Concerns over the so-called Curse of the Mambino resurfaced thanks to a cryptic post on X.
Following the Mets’ victory over the Twins at Citi Field on Wednesday night, Mayor Zohran Mamdani took to X, posting “LGM,” which stands for “Let’s Go Mets.” This seemingly innocent message sent waves of anxiety through the fanbase, worried that the mayor’s praise might once again jinx their beloved team.
Earlier in the season, the Mets had endured a 12-game losing stretch after Mamdani famously embraced the mascots, Mr. and Mrs. Met, on April 9. They finally broke this unlucky streak with a narrow 3-2 triumph against the Twins.
One fan responded to the mayor’s post with concern, writing, “Couldn’t just let it go… Had to say something??? Now Mets going to lose another 12.”
Another chimed in with frustration, suggesting, “Go root for the Yankees. You have done enough damage already.”
“Please don’t jinx the Mets again,” another commenter wrote.
“Bro, even I feel bad for the mets please stop,” a user with a Yankee logo as their profile photo commented.
“Read the room… shut up!!!” another begged.
Mamdani appeared to embrace the nickname “Mayor Mambino” during an unrelated press conference on Tuesday, as he hoped the team would lose the bad juju.
“There’s a lot of baseball to be played,” Hizzoner said when asked by a reporter about the alleged curse. “I’m still keeping the faith as I know that many Mets fans are across the city.”
Things got so bleak that a Voodoo King went to Citi Field Tuesday to try to undo the Curse of the Mambino — with black magic and a goat’s head.
“I’m removing Mayor Mamdani’s malevolent witchcraft. I’m getting his name, date of birth, things like that, and getting the curse he placed on the team when he hugged the mascot away from the team,” Michael Washington, aka Tata Tilk, told The Post.
“I’m going to do a full reversal and send it back to the witches and wizards that sent it, because it was more than one person that actually did the affliction on the team,” he added.
Clad in a black cloak, Washington used his cauldron and talismans — a goat skull, human bones, lightning-struck rocks and meteorites that he mixed with dirt from the Citi Field flower beds — before breaking into an incantation.
Sadly, the voodoo was a no-go Tuesday, when the Mets lost to the Twins 5-3 after blowing their lead.
Though they did snap the streak before hitting unlucky No. 13 the following night, bad luck still ensued, as Francisco Lindor left the game in the top of the fifth due to tightness in his left calf.