New York Mets: A bat invades the Citi Field press box (Video)

As per ⁦@NYPost_Mets⁩, here is video of the bat loose in the Citi Field press box. pic.twitter.com/XwbSPFOzHr

— Ken Davidoff (@KenDavidoff) April 30, 2019

Tuesday night was a batty one for the New York Mets and the writers who cover them from the now sketchy confines of the Citi Field press box.

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Whether or not you can accuse New York Mets beat writers of having bats in the belfry now is uncertain. However, a bat did show up in the Citi Field press box on Tuesday night before New York took on the Cincinnati Reds.

According to Mark Fischer of the New York Post, a maintenance worker safely apprehended the winged mammal.

Many people would consider such an invasion a bad omen. After all, bats make regular appearances in ghost stories and horror films.

Even more disconcerting for Mets fans is the fact that the Reds’ triple-A club is the Louisville Bats. That affiliation should make the bat and its mythical properties allies of Cincy.

Therefore, when Jeurys Familia blew a save in the 9th, it seemed that the ominous creature’s visit had cursed New York.

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Then, Pete Alonso delivered a 4-3 win with a walk-off sac fly in the bottom of the 10th inning. Needless to say, the crowd at Citi Field went bat-bleep crazy when J.D. Davis crossed home plate with the winning run.

The win put the Mets over .500 (15-14) and pulled them within just one game of the NL East–leading Philadelphia Phillies.

Considering how superstitions baseball players are, don’t be surprised if the Mets now ensure that a bat always terrorizes writers prior to games. They should at least hang up a few halloween decorations to see if they can get a nice winning streak out of the situation.

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