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Mets Manager Has Epic Dirt-Kicking Meltdown After Ejection Following Awful Call

Ryan Phillips

New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza argues with umpire John Bacon after being ejected during a game against the New York Yankees.
New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza argues with umpire John Bacon after being ejected during a game against the New York Yankees. / Via SN
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Carlos Mendoza was not happy with umpire John Bacon and he let him know about it.

The New York Mets manager was thrown out in the bottom of the ninth inning of his team's 6–4 loss to the New York Yankees on Sunday. Mendoza took exception to Bacon's calls during Luis Torrens's at bat against Devin Williams in the final frame.

Bacon made consecutive terrible strike calls to ring up Torrens, and Mendoza yelled at him from the dugout before running onto the field to confront him. The veteran umpire then threw the Mets' manager out of the game, which led to an epic meltdown.

Mendoza started by kicking dirt on the plate, which is a fantastic, old school move dripping with disrespect. Then he proceeded to get in Bacon's face and scream at him for a while, before pointing out exactly where Bacon had missed the calls.

Video is below.

An excellent ejection. Mendoza got his money's worth.

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RYAN PHILLIPS

Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.

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