Taijuan Walker was the last to know about his punishment for Mets-Cardinals brawl

New York Mets pitcher Taijuan Walker found out about a fine for his involvement in the brawl with the St. Louis Cardinals on Twitter.

Despite being on the injured list during Wednesday’s brawl with the St. Louis Cardinals, Taijuan Walker managed to get involved in the action. After New York Mets reliever Yoan Lopez threw a pitch a little too close to Nolan Arenado’s liking, words were exchanged and the two benches and bullpens cleared.

Suspensions and fines were handed down the following day with Arenado getting two games and teammate Genesis Cabrera receiving one game with Jack Flaherty receiving a fine. On the Mets side of things, no one was suspended but Yoan Lopez and Walker each received a fine.

Apparently, someone forgot to copy Walker on the email as he didn’t learn about this until Joel Sherman tweeted the updated news on the outcome:

Taijuan Walker found out about his fine in the Mets-Cardinals brawl on Twitter

There could be worse things to discover on social media. In our digital age where players and coaches have found out about trades and firings on a place like Twitter, a fine doesn’t seem too bad. Walker took the approach of laughing it off.

Mets fans were sure to rally around Walker upon finding out themselves. Based on what Walker responded with, many appeared willing to Venmo him the money to pay the fine. To show his love, Walker decided to give away some tickets to Saturday’s game when he makes his return to the mound.

Walker’s fine came as a bit of a surprise to more than just him. He was hardly a main cast member in the benches-clearing incident. Aside from Arenado and Lopez, it seemed as if Mets first baseman Pete Alonso or Cardinals first base coach Stubby Clapp could also face some disciplinary action. Neither did which is a bit perplexing.

Perhaps Major League Baseball took to analyzing the video of the ruckus like the Zapruder film only to discover there was something Walker did in the incident to deserve the fine. Suspensions and fines are a baseball fight never seem to have much logic. At the very least, someone could have let Walker know before it hit Twitter.