Luke Weaver on Mets' Loss: 'Suffocated' by Pressure After Go-Ahead HR

Luke Weaver allowed a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning of Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Washington Nationals, capping a difficult April. Following the defeat, Weaver spoke candidly about the intense pressure to perform, describing the team's environment as a 'pursuit of perfection' that creates an 'ultimate pressurized failure mindset' for himself and his teammates, stating he feels 'kind of being suffocated.'