El Mago gonna be El Mago!
Where’s the thumbs up emoji?
The New York Mets were down to their last out in the ninth inning of the first game of their double-header against the Marlins on Tuesday afternoon. They were down two runs.
Pete Alonso doubled, moving Dom Smith to third and himself (the tying run) into scoring position.
Coming to the plate? Javier Báez.
After starting the day answering questions about his comments on Sunday night, Báez came off the bench to pinch hit late in the game and was hit by a pitch in his first plate appearance. After just missing a fastball on his first pitch, he hit a ball into the hole between the shortstop and third baseman and beat the throw, scoring Smith.
Báez was now the winning run on first base with Michael Conforto coming to the plate.
EL MAGO GONNA BE EL MAGO pic.twitter.com/LOW07RXkQd https://t.co/4HM4sef9CW
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) August 31, 2021
You couldn’t write a better script for the Mets after what went down on Sunday night.