Twitter detectives thought Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil got in a fight
When cameras at Citi Field caught a commotion in the Mets dugout tunnel, speculation over a fight between Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil exploded.
Things got feisty in the Mets dugout while they battled the Diamondbacks on Friday night.
In the middle of the seventh inning, the broadcast noted a situation in the tunnel.
It was described as “a bit of commotion.”
Lindor and McNeil going at it in the tunnel? 👀 pic.twitter.com/VnAcOWIXBY
— Master flip 🇩🇴 (@Masterflip_) May 8, 2021
It’s clear something happened in the tunnel. Immediate speculation followed about Lindor and McNeil being at each other’s throats over an early miscommunication on a ground ball.
It seems like something happened between Lindor and McNeil. Possibly as a result of the miscommunication on the ground ball. It's always something.https://t.co/LSDJm0b04d
— D.J. Short (@djshort) May 8, 2021
However, per Lindor, there was no drama between he and McNeil.
Francisco Lindor says there was a rat in the clubhouse tunnel, and Jeff McNeil thought it was a raccoon, and the two were debating. That's what the commotion was, according to Lindor.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) May 8, 2021
I…have no idea whether to take this seriously or not. The rats do get huge in NYC, so…sure?
Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil may have been involved in…something
The interesting thing is Lindor came out to bat in the bottom of the seventh and hit a home run to tie the game at 4-4. Whatever did happen couldn’t have been that bad.
from the looks of twitter, there already seems to be a bunch of mets fans who are volunteering to get punched in the face by lindor during a game if it guarantees him hitting a home run.
— Michelle Ioannou (@mnioannou) May 8, 2021
guys.
That was Lindor’s second home run for the Mets. If the dust-up put him in a place to break out of the slump to start his New York career, then maybe it was for the best.
I know a lot of you are asking about the clubhouse tunnel situation that purportedly involved both Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil. I'm obviously not in the dugout and don't want to speculate. Have requested the Mets make both players available in the postgame Zoom room.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) May 8, 2021
The facts from SNY’s booth:
— The 7 Line (@The7Line) May 8, 2021
- McNeil isn’t smiling
- Lindor isn’t smiling
Did they get in to a scuffle in the tunnel? We may never find out. The best of friends fight on occasion. Team bonding.
In any case, it’s not clear there was a dust-up at all. It’s not even clear if Lindor or McNeil were involved.
What matters for the Mets is coming away with a victory to pull themselves above .500. They’re in second place in the NL East behind the Phillies, with the Marlins and Braves not far behind.
It would help if Lindor got going. He had two hits and two RBI in the first nine innings. McNeil went 1-for-5.
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