The Mets have had a disastrous 2023 season so far and those bad times continued Wednesday night when they lost at home to the Brewers, 5–2.
Mets manager Buck Showalter wasn’t around to see the end of the game because he was shown the door by the umpires after arguing a questionable call in the top of the eighth inning.
In case you missed it, Brewers center fielder Joey Wiemer was hit by a pitch, but it also looked like he was swinging the bat at the time and that it should have been called a strike instead.
Here’s how it all went down:
Buck Showalter has been ejected for the second time in four games, after disputing a hit-by-pitch call.
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) June 29, 2023
(via @SNYtv)pic.twitter.com/RR9G7JOQdd
The Brewers went on to score two runs after the call and shut the Mets down in the eighth and ninth innings to win the game.
MLB fans were not happy with the umps over that call:
Have the umps completely lost it?
— Mike (@ReadjustMagoo89) June 29, 2023
One pseudo theory I heard the other night was they might have too much other stuff to do with pitch clocks? Maybe its the heat? Wildfire smoke? Union rules?
Something. #MLB https://t.co/DGxA6PkPpv
In what universe is this not a swing? https://t.co/Av1dqJKHra
— Timothy HJ Nerozzi 庭夢 (@TimothyNerozzi) June 29, 2023
He swung. Can’t even get the umps to help us out of this slump. https://t.co/I5NlD8bgjI
— Jesse Campbell (@n_jcamp) June 29, 2023
Horrible call, he swung the bat https://t.co/1enFjpzy09
— Alex Ortiz (@alexortiz_5) June 29, 2023
Lmao he swung?! How do you miss this call?? https://t.co/kQUvPdHRW1
— Seth Wisner (@SethWisner) June 29, 2023
If Pete Alonso did this, it would have been a swing. Stupid umpires. https://t.co/iOZSnWZSlN
— Debutante - #NoPROAct #NoAB5inNJ (@djdebutante) June 29, 2023
Mlb owes Mets an explanation. This is clear as day https://t.co/Ywz9YpAUuc
— Joe Sichel (@iSichel) June 29, 2023
umps are an absolute joke https://t.co/K28jCtUTNu
— daniel 🇺🇸🇵🇹 (@ilovebrettbaty) June 29, 2023
