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Benches Clear in Brewers-Mets Game After Risky Slide into Second

The benches cleared on Friday as New York Mets' second baseman Jeff McNeil was none too pleased after a slide into second by Brewers' slugger Rhys Hoskins. You can see the full play - and reaction - here.

Brady Farkas

Mar 24, 2024; Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA; New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil (1) runs down
Mar 24, 2024; Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA; New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil (1) runs down / Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports
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There were some Opening Day fireworks in Queens on Friday as benches cleared in the game between the New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers.

After being postponed because of weather on Thursday, the two National League rivals clearly had some pent up energy that came out in the top of the eighth inning.

With one out in the top of the eighth, Willy Adames hit a ground ball to third. Bret Baty of the Mets threw the ball to second base, where Jeff McNeil received the throw. As he was making the transfer out of his glove, he was slid into by Brewers' runner Rhys Hoskins.

McNeil took exception to the slide and the benches cleared with Hoskins making a "crying" motion at McNeil, who proceeded to scream across the field at Hoskins.

You can see the play below courtesy of Talkin' Baseball:

Benches clear in the Mets-Brewers game after Jeff McNeil got upset at Rhys Hoskins’ slide into second

As the Mets broadcast team noted, the slide likely was technically legal given that Hoskins went straight into the bag and never lost contact with the bag. However, you can see why McNeil was upset, given that the slide did appear a little late and that Hoskins' spikes went right into McNeil's leg. It could have been an ugly injury but luckily it ended up being nothing more than a fielders choice.

We will see if there's any retaliation in Game 2 of the series on Saturday - or later this season.

The Brewers won the game, 3-1.

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BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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