<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/mets-2025-preview-kings-of-queens.html" dsn="news"><pubdate>03/26/2025</pubdate><author>Matt Nazario</author><hero-image><img src="/images/soto-mets-picture-day.jpg" alt="Juan Soto signed a record-breaking 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets this offseason."/></hero-image><hero-image-credit>Carmen Mandato / Getty Images</hero-image-credit><category>sports</category><title>Mets 2025 Preview: Kings of Queens</title><description>“This year will finally be the Mets’ year” has been a saying within the Mets fandom, including myself, for quite some time. Being a New York Mets fan requires willpower, patience and maturity, but we wouldn’t have it any other way.</description></item>