Carlos Mendoza’s job might seem like it’s in danger if you look at social media or talk to any Mets fan who has seen them drop 11 straight entering Tuesday.
The manager, though, has the backing of the most important Mets fan on social media: the owner.
Mendoza said prior to Tuesday’s series opener against the Twins that he’d texted with Steve Cohen and received support in the midst of this start that’s threatened to derail the Mets season before the end of April.
“Steve’s been great and Alex [Cohen],’’ Mendoza said. “They know how we’re feeling. He knows what I’m going through [and] what the team is going through. It’s good to hear from him and how supportive he’s been.”
That only lasts so long.
Mendoza, a longtime coach with the Yankees before taking the manager job in Queens, knows what happens when the losing doesn’t end soon enough.
“I understand it’s a business and we’ve got to see results on the field,’’ Mendoza said.
And as Cohen said in spring training, the expectation — if not demand — this year is the postseason.
“Table stakes is making the playoffs,’’ Cohen said in February. “You’ve got to make the playoffs. I missed the playoffs last year. Missing two years in a row, that’s not good.”
The owner was on hand as usual at Citi Field to open the critical nine-game homestand and said he was “concerned” with the state of the team, but also “calm and focused.”
Getting Juan Soto back from the calf strain that has sidelined him since April 3 will help, and the outfielder is expected to come off the IL and be in the lineup Wednesday, as first reported by The Post’s Jon Heyman.
And while much of the losing streak occurred with Soto out, their problems run deeper than simply missing the slugger.
This brutal start, with only the Royals having a worse record in the majors entering Tuesday, comes on the heels of last year’s collapse and has only intensified the spotlight on Mendoza and president of baseball operations David Stearns.
“It comes with the territory when you sit in this seat and you’re not playing well, [there’s] gonna be a lot coming your way,” Mendoza said. “But the one thing I can control as a manager is to continue to lead. That’s what I’m spending all my energy on: Continuing to believe in my ability to manage, lead and support the guys. I’ve been in this town a long time. I embrace it. I know it sucks. I know how our fan base feels, but it’s up to us and it starts with me getting the best out of our players.”
That hasn’t happened, with a reconstructed lineup producing one of the worst offenses in the majors.
Bo Bichette, Jorge Polanco and Marcus Semien are among the new acquisitions off to ugly starts at the plate, as are Francisco Lindor, Brett Baty, Mark Vientos and rookie Carson Benge … and just about everyone else.
And Luke Weaver and Devin Williams have not pitched up to standards out of the bullpen.
It’s added up to a nightmarish first few weeks of the season.
Mendoza has to make sure it doesn’t get worse.
“That’s my job as a leader,” the manager said. “It gets loud and we’re experiencing it right now: ‘The world is coming to an end. The Mets are not winning.’ Pump the brakes. It’s part of what we do. Using my experience in this town, there’s a sense of urgency. … At the same time, breathe a little bit. Everybody talks about how New York can be and here we are. We have to embrace it. Guess what? If we go out there and put together a really good homestand, I’m pretty sure we’ll get a lot of standing ovations.”
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