Steve Cohen has spent months preaching patience to frustrated Mets fans on Twitter.
Now the billionaire owner is the one who needs consoling.
Cohen slammed the Mets’ “unproductive” lineup Wednesday after the team’s losing streak hit five with a 3-2 loss to the Giants the night before.
“It’s hard to understand how professional hitters can be this unproductive. The best teams have a more disciplined approach,” Cohen fumed on Twitter. “The slugging and OPS numbers don’t lie.”
The tweet marked the first time the first-year owner has scolded the team publicly on social media, as he has remained active on Twitter since taking over the team.
The Mets’ .380 slugging percentage ranks 26th in the league and their .693 OPS is 24th.
Other than Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso, every key Met position player has underperformed this season. The primary offenders have been Michael Conforto (.701 OPS), Jeff McNeil (.697), Dominic Smith (.691 ) and James McCann (.660). Francisco Lindor was also having a disappointing season with a .702 OPS, though he has not played since July 16 due to a strained oblique.
The Mets fired hitting coach Chili Davis in early May after a sluggish first month of the season. He was replaced by Hugh Quattlebaum.
The 59-60 Mets have fallen to third place in the NL East — 4 1/2 games behind the Braves — after holding a steady lead atop the division for most of the season.