{"id":362137,"date":"2021-11-04T00:44:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T21:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/francisco-lindor-grabbed-jeff-mcneil-by-throat-during-mets-spat\/"},"modified":"2021-11-04T00:44:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T21:44:44","slug":"francisco-lindor-grabbed-jeff-mcneil-by-throat-during-mets-spat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/francisco-lindor-grabbed-jeff-mcneil-by-throat-during-mets-spat\/","title":{"rendered":"#Francisco Lindor grabbed Jeff McNeil by throat during Mets spat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Francisco Lindor grabbed Jeff McNeil by throat during Mets spat<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The tension had been building for at least 2 \u00bd weeks between Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil when it reached a boiling point on May 7 in the tunnel that connects the Mets dugout to the clubhouse at Citi Field.<\/p>\n<p>Details weren\u2019t divulged by the players involved or organization at the time, but The Post has learned the specifics of what transpired in the \u201cRat\/Raccoon\u201d altercation from that night.<\/p>\n<p>The shortstop Lindor, frustrated by the second baseman\u2019s latest positioning gaffe and their ensuing argument, grabbed McNeil by the throat and pinned him against a wall in the tunnel, according to multiple industry sources. Before the situation could escalate, Mets players hearing the commotion arrived to break it up.<\/p>\n<p>After the Mets beat Arizona 5-4 in a walkoff, neither Lindor nor McNeil would acknowledge the altercation other than to say an animal had been spotted in the tunnel and the two players were arguing over whether it was a rat or raccoon, prompting Mets players to the scene.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>It\u2019s an explanation team officials refused to confirm, realizing the absurdity of the story from the public\u2019s view.<\/p>\n<p>Lindor had been visibly flustered on the field after McNeil, lined up to the left of second base in the shift, ranged too far toward the hole in pursuing Nick Ahmed\u2019s grounder. Lindor fielded the ball and McNeil ducked, allowing the shortstop a throw to first base. But Lindor\u2019s brief hesitation on the throw may have cost him any chance at throwing out Ahmed, who was safe.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/rat2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Francisco Lindor (left) and Jeff McNeil during a May 8, 2021 game.\" class=\"wp-image-20023354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/rat2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/rat2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/rat2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Francisco Lindor (left) and Jeff McNeil during a May 8, 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>McNeil had two previous defensive positioning miscues involving Lindor, two weeks earlier at Wrigley Field. At some point \u2013 either before or after the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> at Wrigley \u2013 manager Luis Rojas had threatened to bench McNeil if he didn\u2019t get on board with the team\u2019s shifting. Rojas, according to sources, made good on that threat, but it\u2019s unclear if the benching occurred on April 22 in Chicago or April 25 at home against the Nationals \u2013 McNeil was absent from the starting lineup for both games.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"928\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Mets-Lindor-back-page.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=928\" alt=\"Mets Francisco Lindor Jeff McNeil\" class=\"wp-image-20022819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Mets-Lindor-back-page.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1856 1856w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Mets-Lindor-back-page.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1392 1392w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Mets-Lindor-back-page.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=928 928w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Mets-Lindor-back-page.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=464 464w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Mets-Lindor-back-page.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\"\/><figcaption>The New York Post back page from May 8, 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lindor\u2019s anger with the situation <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently stemmed as much from McNeil\u2019s dismissive attitude toward the positioning issues as the actual mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Lindor] would always try to get him to move and Jeff would be like, \u2018Shut up, I got it,\u2019 \u201d a club source said. \u201cIt was building and building.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McNeil\u2019s agent, Joe Longo, declined comment on the Lindor\/McNeil altercation. Lindor\u2019s agent, David Meter, didn\u2019t respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>After the blowup in the tunnel in which sources said Lindor grabbed McNeil by the throat and pinned him against a wall, the two players appeared to reconcile. But the Lindor-McNeil double play combination soon dissolved, more because of circumstances than a personality conflict.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"928\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Mets-Lindor-McNeil-back-page.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=928\" alt=\"Mets Francisco Lindor, Jeff McNeil\" class=\"wp-image-20022834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Mets-Lindor-McNeil-back-page.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1856 1856w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Mets-Lindor-McNeil-back-page.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1392 1392w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Mets-Lindor-McNeil-back-page.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=928 928w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Mets-Lindor-McNeil-back-page.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=464 464w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/Mets-Lindor-McNeil-back-page.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\"\/><figcaption>The New York Post back page from May 9, 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>McNeil was placed on the injured list just over a week later with a strained left hamstring and missed the next month. After he returned, the tandem started 18 games together before Lindor was sidelined with a strained oblique. When Lindor returned from the IL in August his new double play mate was Javier Baez, acquired from the Cubs at the trade deadline. McNeil played primarily left field with Lindor and Baez entrenched in the middle infield.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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