Sitting in the clubhouse after losing a third game in a row in devastating fashion to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Mets players took turns speaking on how to improve what has been an abysmal start to the season thus far.

The team, which started the season in rough waters, pulled themselves back from an 0-5 record to at one point surpass four games above .500. 

Since then, however, they’ve sank farther and farther down the standings in the N.L. East.

Now, the 22-33 Mets sit 16 games behind the first place Phillies, 11 games under .500, and six games out of the wild card.

And it’s only May 30th.

Wednesday was the spoiled icing on the cake for the Mets season thus far.

It was announced on Wednesday afternoon that star closer Edwin Diaz, who had been struggling, was placed on the 15-Day IL with a right shoulder impingement.

Then, in his first at-bat of the game, Pete Alonso was struck on the right hand and taken out of the game for imaging. 

Then, in the eighth, with the game tied at three, Adam Ottavino and Jorge López proceeded to combine for just two outs and six earned runs.

López capped off the day with an ejection and fired his glove into the crowd on his way out. After the game, he went on a profanity-laced tirade in which he said he didn’t regret throwing his glove. 

Lopez was DFA’d shortly after his comments.

All of this came after the Mets had a team meeting. 

“We opened the floor and talked about ways we can turn it around, ways that we can still have a good process moving forward, and ways that we can stay positive even through this tough time,” said outfielder Brandon Nimmo after the game. 

“It’s no secret that we are not playing the way we know we are capable of,” he continued. 

Nimmo later confirmed that it was shortstop Francisco Lindor who took the leadership role and organized the team meeting, but that many players spoke their mind.

“My instincts were just like ‘we gotta talk’”, Lindor said after the meeting had adjourned. “I wanted to just let everyone talk. Tell me what’s happening. How do we change this? What can we do? Give me some knowledge. Give me something I haven’t heard.”

That’s what they did. And that’s all we, as fans and spectators, know thus far.

“We needed to talk to look each other in the eye, everybody,” Lindor continued. “I don’t care if you have one day in the big leagues or 14 years, we’re all teammates, and what matters is winning. I feel like we needed to talk to look each other in the eye to say we need to get it done.”

The team will hope that the meeting sparks something when they take on the Diamondbacks at home on Thursday.