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Jesse Winker's ex-coach gets blunt about Mets standout's Willy Adames beef

Mets standout Jesse Winker's viral beef with his former teammate Willy Adames doesn't seem to be over quite yet.
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Oct 20, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; New York Mets outfielder Jesse Winker (3) reacts after the loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game six of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs to advance to the World Series at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Oct 20, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; New York Mets outfielder Jesse Winker (3) reacts after the loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game six of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs to advance to the World Series at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

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Before he came to the New York Mets, veteran DH Jesse Winker was not beloved by the Mets' fan base because of some of his in-game antics when he was on other teams, such as the Cincinnati Reds.

In fact, Winker has turned himself into a villain in the eyes of several MLB franchises. One example of this is with the Milwaukee Brewers, where he played during the 2023 season. Winker went viral for an argument he had with former Brewers star shortstop Willy Adames during the 2024 NL Wild Card series.

This caught the attention of Brewers manager Pat Murphy, who coached Winker in 2023 and spoke out about his sentiment about the Mets' DH during his May 28 appearance on Eric Hosmer's 'Diggin' Deep' podcast.

“The first conversation I ever had, [Brewers infielder Mike Moustakas] brought him over... I said, ‘Wink, you’re one of the best hitters in the league, but you kinda act like a d*****,'" Murphy said, as transcribed in a June 6 article from Manny Gómez of NJ Advance Media.

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He then added, "Wink was generally offended, but was interested. Like, ‘Why do you say that?’ And I’m like, ‘You’re just trying to draw attention to yourself... you’re such a great hitter, man.’”

When Murphy was speaking about the interaction between Winker and Adames during last year's playoffs, he said, “Some tough stuff was said [from Winker]. Like tough stuff. And that doesn’t go away. You don’t forget that when it’s that personal.

"I’m not blaming anybody, I’m just saying, it’s unfortunate. I’m sure that’ll work itself out," he continued.

Given that Adames is now on the San Francisco Giants, it will be interesting to see if (and how) his beef with Winker will "work itself out".

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Grant Young covers the New York Mets and Women’s Basketball for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco, where he also played Division 1 baseball for five years. He believes Mark Teixeira should have been a first ballot MLB Hall of Fame inductee.

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