Tensions from Friday’s Mets-Brewers matinee carried over into Saturday, resulting in an ejection.
On Friday, the benches were empty but no punches were thrown after Milwaukee’s Reece Hoskins slid hard into second baseman Jeff McNeil. McNeil took exception. The court ruled that the slide was legal.
As expected, the Citi Field crowd booed Hoskins all day Saturday, but he didn’t care one bit. He hit a two-run hit on the first pitch he saw. Two innings later, he hit a two-run home run.
Jeff McNeil (1) of the New York Mets is restrained by umpire Jonathan Parra after a play with Rhys Hoskins of the Milwaukee Brewers in the top of the 8th inning of the home opener at Citi Field. (March 29, 2024, New York City). (Christopher Passatieri/Getty Images)
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After adding a single, Hoskins came up to bat to face Johan Ramirez in the top of the seventh inning, and Ramirez’s first pitch was a 94 mph fastball behind Hoskins.
When several players jumped over the dugout railing, the referees were briefly called in, during which Hoskins told someone, “That’s weird.”
Mets announcer Ron Darling also criticized the pitching, saying, “The message was delayed by about two hours.”
Reese Hoskins of the Milwaukee Brewers yells at Jeff McNeil of the New York Mets as the benches empty in the bottom of the eighth inning, Friday, March 29, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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After Hoskins’ slip on Friday, McNeil listened to him. The umpire stepped between McNeil and Hoskins, but McNeil was slow to get to his feet and trotted back to the dugout, eventually returning to the infield.
The camera panned to the Brewers’ dugout and players stormed onto the field. Mets players also joined in.
McNeil was hot, and the cameras showed Hoskins giving the infielder a sarcastic look.
Hoskins is in his first season with the Brewers, but there’s no love lost between him and the Mets. He was a thorn in the side of the Mets while playing for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter Reece Hoskins stares into the New York Mets dugout after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning at Citi Field. (Wendell Cruz/USA Today Sports)
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In 2019, he hit a home run against New York and took 34 seconds to trot around the bases. Hoskins was also upset about a pitch that went over Jacob Rehm’s head.
Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
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