“If Y’all Want to Fight..” – “Soft” Mets Clear Benches as “Intentional” Attack on Star Rookie Amidst Winning Streak Fails to Impress Fans

As the All-Star break is nearing, the 1st half of the ongoing MLB season has been only engaging, competitive, and fierce this year. And while the season is still young, baseball fans have already witnessed some memorable incidents during the game, including multiple bench-clearing incidents. And the cycle continued days before a break for the All-Star game as another bench-clearing incident got on the spectaculars from the season.

It all happened when a pitch hit Francisco Alvarez between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York Mets. The incident did not result in any severe delay in the play but caught everyone’s attention. Reacting to it, fans have pointed towards the role of the umpires in the entire case.

Another pitch clears the benches

Pitching is a crucial part of the continuation of the play, but sometimes, it also halts it. And a similar incident happened in the Mets-D-Backs game. The incident unfolded during the seventh innings when Francisco Alvarez was at the plate. He got hit by a pitch from Ruiz.

Though the two players did not engage in a fight, it cleared the benches. Jomboy Media shared a post on Twitter regarding the incident. It read, “The benches clear in Arizona after Francisco Alvarez was hit by a pitch.” 

After the pitch, as Alvarez moved towards the first base, he argued with Ruiz. Though the umpires could handle the situation on the pitch well, but could not stop the benches from engaging. The two dugouts joined the scenes in favor of their players. The game saw a brief halt, after which the game progressed as the Mets claimed a 9-0 win.

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For the Mets, Alvarez had a great game as he finished with an average of 0.667 after a run and three RBIs at an OPS of 2.417. His contribution helped the team as they dominated the Diamondbacks, pitching for the series sweep. Although Jose Ruiz claimed three strikeouts in an inning pitched, the incident involving him and Alvarez overshadowed everything. It also got reactions from the baseball community.

The entire incident gets a thumbs-down from the New York Mets fans

Though baseball fans love every action involving the players this time out, they are unimpressed. Reacting to the hit-by-pitch incident involving rookie Alvarez, fans have registered their thoughts, calling it out as time-wasting. Here are a few of the reactions on the same!

More fans accuse umpires of starting the fight!

Baseball fans have disapproved of the case, and the same reactions from the Mets fans, who enjoyed the win. Also, the spirit the entire Mets team showed was lovely to watch. Having improved in the last few games, they would look to continue the journey in the future too. How will it progress for them? Only time will tell.

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