Times are stressful for the New York Mets, and MLB ump shows are not helping their cause.
The Mets fell to the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 on Friday night, dropping them into a statistical tie with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Atlanta Braves for the last two National League Wild Card spot. But their issues don’t stop there. A lack of proactive thinking with the impending Hurricane Helene has now led to a doubleheader against the Braves scheduled for Monday that could see the playoff fate of both teams decided in incredibly unusual circumstances.
Enter umpire Ramon De Jesus.
This strike call on Francisco Alvarez was so absurd that Mets announcer Gary Cohen called it a walk in real time before astonishingly realizing that it was in fact a strikeout. Manager Carlos Mendoza was naturally ejected for protesting the mistake.
In a high leverage situation in a game with playoff implications, umpire Ramon De Jesus rang up Francisco Alvarez on two pitches well outside the zone.
He then ejected manager Carlos Mendoza for arguing.
De Jesus missed 12 calls and 8 went against the Mets.#Mets #Brewers pic.twitter.com/I8sQzRrlpP
— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) September 28, 2024
It wasn’t the only incident that caught the eye of Mets fans as De Jesus also aggressively stepped towards Francisco Lindor during another dispute. After the game, SNY analyst Jerry Blevins unleashed criticism on the umpire for his performance and professionalism.
jerry blevins absolutely destroying ramon de jesus on sny post game 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/hbL9SeFBid
— dianna (@runwildkian) September 28, 2024
“That just shows me you have such thin skin that you know you’re not good at your job and you just throw the guy out… just an overall brutal game from him. And not the first time,” Blevins said.
“It might be too much for him in the big leagues. Some guys can’t handle it and this might be too much,” he added.
Angel Hernandez used to be the face of the robot umps campaign across Major League Baseball, but as the season has gone on, it’s been proven time and again that there is plenty of criticism to go around.
