Just when the Mets thought they'd seen it all, along came a batboy
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One day after firing their mascot or at least one of the people who dons the Mr. Met costume the Mets found themselves in a controversial situation with the opposing teams batboy. Seriously.
Already trailing 2-0 and in a bases-loaded jam against the Brewers Thursday, it appeared as if New York would get a crucial out in the fourth inning when Eric Sogard lifted a popup into foul territory down the third-base line. But as the Mets Wilmer Flores attempted to make the catch, a Brewers batboy got in the way.
Sogard originally was called out on interference, but then was ruled safe after the umpires huddled and confirmed -- correctly -- that by rule interference had not occured since the contact was accidental. Predictably, Mets manager Terry Collins was thrown out after an impressive argument.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In the end, no additional damage was done because Sogard ultimately grounded into an inning-ending double play. However, New York still lost the game 2-1, though Flores got a small measure of revenge with an eighth-inning homer that no batboy could get near.
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