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Mets' Jeff McNeil Ejected After Called Third Strike From Former Teammate Jacob deGrom
Jeff McNeil was ejected for the first time in his MLB career after disputing a called third strike during a Mets-Rangers game amid a six-game losing streak, officials said.
- Jeff McNeil, second baseman for the New York Mets, was ejected during a game against the Texas Rangers at Citi Field on September 12, 2025.
- The ejection happened after McNeil disputed a called third strike on a full-count fastball from former Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom, who was making his first appearance at Citi Field since departing the Mets in December 2022.
- After the home-plate umpire ruled a strike, McNeil expressed his frustration loudly and threw his helmet to the ground, resulting in an immediate ejection; he then left the field without further argument.
- This was McNeil’s inaugural major league ejection and the earliest player ejection for the Mets in the 2025 campaign, occurring in the fourth inning while the team was down 6-3 amid a six-game losing skid.
- Following the ejection, Ronny Mauricio replaced McNeil at third base, pushing Brett Baty to second, and the incident underscored the Mets' mounting frustrations this season.
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Jeff McNeil gets ejected after blowing up at umpire as Mets infielder’s frustrations boil over
In the midst of a six-game losing streak and beginning a seventh game with a six-run deficit, the Mets’ frustrations were showing. Jeff McNeil was ejected from Friday’s game at Citi Field against the Rangers after erupting following a called strike three.
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