Mets’ Jeff McNeil ejected after called third strike from former teammate Jacob deGrom

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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.

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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.

Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Plate umpire Scott Barry signaled a called strike, McNeil shouted and the Barry immediately tossed the second baseman.

McNeil became the first Mets player ejected this season. It was the first ejection of his big league career.

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New York Mets' Jeff McNeil reacts after he was thrown out of a baseball game for arguing balls and strikes during the fourth inning against the Texas Rangers, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York Mets' Jeff McNeil reacts after he was thrown out of a baseball game for arguing balls and strikes during the fourth inning against the Texas Rangers, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
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