The New York Mets Were Forced To Apologize After Mr. Met Was Caught Giving A Fan ‘The Middle Finger’

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It hasn’t been the best season for Mets fans up to this point. Despite being in second place in the NL East, they’re still close to ten games behind the Washington Nationals and dealing with injuries to key players. There’s a lot to be frustrated about, even if it has been worse in the past. That frustration reared its head on Wednesday night as Mets mascot Mr. Met was caught on camera doing this:

https://twitter.com/adelucia35/status/870092668084375552

That’s right, a mascot with four fingers on each hand managed to give a fan “the middle finger.” The team was losing big to a Brewers team that had only mustered two wins in nine games, so you can only assume that the fans were giving Mr. Met the business as he was leaving the field. This clearly pushed the guy to the edge and he snapped, doing the only thing he could think of doing at the moment. It’s a split second but it has a lot to love — particularly how Mr. Met uses his other hand to hold down the fingers on the obscene hand.

The team issued an apology for the incident and noted that they are dealing with the incident:

Some folks were not happy that the team issued the apology and took up for Mr. Met on social media.

https://twitter.com/Bro_Pair/status/870122327845072900

https://twitter.com/EoinHiggins_/status/870121370218319873

https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/870120525254799361

https://twitter.com/davelozo/status/870119947158028289

https://twitter.com/iamHectorDiaz/status/870121101581352960

https://twitter.com/celebrityhottub/status/870130788553064448

https://twitter.com/amandamull/status/870129500427878401

https://twitter.com/samueloakford/status/870126031637807105

https://twitter.com/Adam_Jacobi/status/870123760120209410

Considering what happens at a ballgame at any random time, facing a little non-verbal flack from Mr. Met is definitely the silliest thing to have to apologize for. You can understand why the organization has to apologize, but it still seems off for a game where we just saw a brawl on Memorial Day and fans are one cross word from fighting at any moment. If you go to a minor league ballgame, you’re lucky if the mascot is sober half the time.

Let Mr. Met vent a little. It happens. Also, we’re going to need an answer to that human medicine question above.