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Andrew Joseph

Jeff McNeil practically threw a mid-game tantrum about the grass at the Brewers’ stadium

I guess we should all be happy that Jeff McNeil didn’t play in this year’s Super Bowl because he appears to be very passionate about field conditions. And he’s not afraid to let everyone know about it either.

Monday’s game at American Family Field against the Milwaukee Brewers was a rough afternoon for the Mets. They didn’t get to see a pregame flyover because of a roof. They got a pitch-clock violation before throwing the game’s first pitch. Oh, and they were trailing by 10 runs after five innings.

So while the grass at the Brewers’ home ballpark had nothing to do with the big deficit, McNeil couldn’t hide his frustrations when he lost his footing on the field as he tried to make a play.

We won’t be seeing that play on any mic’d-up segments — that’s for sure.

McNeil’s cleats did get caught in the turf, which left a huge divot. So, something about the field impacted his movement. But it would have been a difficult play, and it was already a 10-run ballgame.

MLB fans found the entire sequence hilarious given the score at the time.

This was how Twitter reacted

It was just that kind of day for the Mets.

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