Mets' McNeil ejected after called 3rd strike from former teammate deGrom
NEW YORK (AP) — The Mets' Jeff McNeil was ejected from a game against Texas in the fourth inning Friday night after a called third strike from Jacob deGrom.
Back at Citi Field for the first time since leaving the Mets in December 2022, the two-time Cy Young Award winner threw a full-count fastball at the bottom of the strike zone.
McNeil threw his bat toward the Mets dugout, thinking it was ball four.
Plate umpire Scott Barry signaled a called strike, McNeil shouted and the Barry immediately tossed the second baseman.
Jeff McNeil has been ejected after arguing a called third strike with home plate umpire Scott Barry pic.twitter.com/4tdg8u5eDw
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 13, 2025
McNeil became the first Mets player ejected this season. It was the first ejection of his big league career.
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