Tag: Jeff McNeil

New lip-reading video shows NSFW stuff Rhys Hoskins and Jeff McNeil yelled at each other

So many curses yelled between these two.

It was the Opening Day drama that made headlines everywhere: after Rhys Hoskins dangerously slid into Jeff McNeil at second base in the Milwaukee Brewers’ win over the New York Mets on Friday, the infielder and the first baseman jawed at each other.

It was clear Hoskins called McNeil a “crybaby” and surely there were expletives tossed at each other. And that’s where Jomboy comes in — the lip-reader of all things baseball and beyond had a go at what was said between the two, and you can bet he found a lot of not-so-nice stuff.

WARNING: There’s a TON of NSFW stuff said in this one:

Jeff McNeil has the perfect Taylor Swift walkup song in 2024

Is Jeff McNeil a Swiftie?

If you’re a baseball player in New York and you need the perfect song to walk up to when you’re batting, Taylor Swift has one tune that’s just ideal.

That would be Welcome to New York, off of her album 1989. Jeff McNeil happens to fit the profile as a Mets player who apparently wanted to change up his walkup music this year, so in his first game of 2024, he strolled up to the plate to the sounds of Taylor Swift.

As you’d expect, people picked up on it immediately and they loved it. Here’s a sampling from X (formerly Twitter):

Jeff McNeil, aka the ‘Flying Squirrel’, wins Hilton Grand Vacations TOC celebrity division

McNeil earned the nickname the “Flying Squirrel” for the way he dove after balls in the outfield.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Golf was Plan A for Jeff McNeil, a two-time Major League Baseball All-Star who teed it up in his first Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions celebrity event this week. That is, until he had a bad second round in the 2009 U.S. Junior at Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey, won by Jordan Spieth. Several weeks later McNeil was back on the baseball field, playing his first year of high school ball as a senior, ultimately landing a scholarship to Long Beach State.

The shift in plans worked out well for McNeil, a second baseman for the New York Mets. The man nicknamed the “Flying Squirrel” for the way he dove after balls in the outfield now gets the best of both worlds, hoisting a trophy on, of all things, National Squirrel Appreciation Day.

“I didn’t get to play a lot of golf this offseason,” said McNeil, “so tried to do the best I could and ended up working out.”

For a while, it looked like McNeil might have to work a little harder for the victory after the leaderboard had him tied with Mark Mulder at 138 points in the Modified Stableford format.

McNeil hit a pair of approach shots to within 5 feet on the last two holes thinking he needed to make birdie but missed both putts.

It turns out, however, that Mulder’s scorer put him down for a birdie on the seventh hole when he actually made double-bogey. Mulder said he tried to correct the scoring error on the golf course.

The points change dropped Mulder into a share of third and brought Lake Nona resident Annika Sorenstam into second. McNeil finished alone at the top at 138 after carding a 1-over 73 on a frigid day in central Florida, relieved to not have to go back to the 18th tee.

“I think I’ve been in one playoff in my life,” he said. “I think in junior golf when I was like 17. Ended up losing, so that’s the only memory I have from that.

“Definitely didn’t want to go to a playoff.”

Sorenstam got off to a flying start and lead the field early in the week but went home frustrated that she couldn’t keep the momentum going. The LPGA Hall of Famer said she’s unsure of what the rest of her competitive schedule will look like this year.

“I was super excited after Round 1,” said Sorenstam. “I felt like I hit some good shots. It was like old times. It was fun, had a good time.

“Then the last three rounds I’ve been struggling quite a bit and don’t feel so excited as I did after number one. But you know what? I got to take the positives out of it. I thought I really scrambled well. Some of the shots I hit were really crazy. Made some incredible up and downs. … I know I’m super close.”

Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon was super apologetic after hitting Jeff McNeil with a 95 mph fastball

That was a nice gesture.

You’re not going to find a baseball player who enjoys getting hit by the pitch. It’s a painful, scary moment that only get worse when the hitter believes it was done intentionally.

It’s usually easy to tell intent from the pitcher’s reaction, and in Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon’s case on Wednesday night, he absolutely didn’t mean to hit the Mets’ Jeff McNeil.

With one out in the fourth inning and the Yankees up a run, Rodon hit McNeil in the back with a fastball that was clocked at 95.3 mph. McNeil went to the ground in pain and immediately threw his helmet out of frustration. The pitch’s location — right between the numbers — wasn’t a spot that we normally see big-league pitchers hit by accident. But Rodon seemed to be a rare exception.

Rodon tried to make it clear to McNeil that he wasn’t trying to hit him and apologized to McNeil when he made his way to first base.

He also offered a second apology to McNeil as the Mets infielder returned to the dugout. It looked like Rodon said, “My bad, dude. I’m sorry.”

If the pitch was intentional, Rodon wouldn’t have made such a huge effort to make it seem accidental. And after the game, McNeil told reporters that he knew it wasn’t on purpose. He was just frustrated because getting hit by a 95 mph fastball isn’t an enjoyable experience.

He said via the New York Post:

“I was just frustrated. I got hit with a 96 mph fastball. I get a little frustrated sometimes. I know he’s had a little control trouble in his last starts and he was trying to throw strikes. One got away. It happens.”

Fans also appreciated how Rodon checked on McNeil.

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Mics picked up Jeff McNeil’s furious NSFW reaction to umpire Adam Beck’s awful strikeout call

McNeil was right to be angry!

When it comes to accuracy, umpire Adam Beck is slightly below average compared to his peers. Yet, the past week certainly hasn’t been Beck’s best showing behind the plate.

You may remember Beck from the Brewers-Angels fiasco that led to Craig Counsell and Willy Adames getting ejected after Beck weaponized the pitch clock in a spiteful way.

Well, Beck was back behind the plate for Thursday’s game between the Mets and Tigers. And this time, he had Jeff McNeil so upset that the SNY broadcast clearly picked up the Mets infielder cursing at Beck in disbelief after a low strikeout call. (Warning: Video contains NSFW language)

I mean, you can’t really blame McNeil for being angry there.

Just how he took Adames’ reaction personally, Beck appeared to make the strikeout call upon noticing that McNeil quickly moved to take first base on a walk. Some umpires hate when players don’t wait for the call, but really, the priority should be to get the call correct.

Beck missed badly there.

Fans also had thoughts on McNeil’s fiery outburst.

Jeff McNeil practically threw a mid-game tantrum about the grass at the Brewers’ stadium

The Mets were down 10-0 at the time.

I guess we should all be happy that Jeff McNeil didn’t play in this year’s Super Bowl because he appears to be very passionate about field conditions. And he’s not afraid to let everyone know about it either.

Monday’s game at American Family Field against the Milwaukee Brewers was a rough afternoon for the Mets. They didn’t get to see a pregame flyover because of a roof. They got a pitch-clock violation before throwing the game’s first pitch. Oh, and they were trailing by 10 runs after five innings.

So while the grass at the Brewers’ home ballpark had nothing to do with the big deficit, McNeil couldn’t hide his frustrations when he lost his footing on the field as he tried to make a play.

We won’t be seeing that play on any mic’d-up segments — that’s for sure.

McNeil’s cleats did get caught in the turf, which left a huge divot. So, something about the field impacted his movement. But it would have been a difficult play, and it was already a 10-run ballgame.

MLB fans found the entire sequence hilarious given the score at the time.

Ump oddly charged Jeff McNeil with a strike because Pete Alonso walked back to first base

OK, this rule NEEDS to go.

If the first few hours of baseball for the 2023 MLB season are any indication, we’re going to see some weird situations play out when it comes to the new rules.

The New York Mets got a quick lesson in that on Thursday.

During the Opening Day matchup between the Mets and Marlins, some confusion sparked after home plate umpire Larry Vanover stopped play and charged a strike to Jeff McNeil. The violation in the case had nothing to do with McNeil. But instead, Vanover thought that Pete Alonso was taking too long to return to first base after McNeil’s foul ball. The penalty for that was a strike charged to … McNeil.

Alonso, McNeil, the Mets broadcast and manager Buck Showalter were all justifiably confused with the ruling. Alonso did walk back to first base, but it didn’t look like he was holding up the game.

Really, Vanover’s decision to call a violation in that spot, charge the strike and then explain the ruling to the Mets caused more a delay than Alonso’s quick walk back to first base.

Despite the extra strike, McNeil would get a hit in that at-bat to put the Mets up by three runs.

Fans also had plenty of thoughts on that ruling by Vanover.

The Mets hit back-to-back-to-back HRs and the luckiest good dog got their paws all over a ball

A round of a-paws for this lucky fan.

While their crosstown neighbors were enjoying a historic night of home runs and some overzealous, courageous fans, the Mets were having their own homer paw-ty on Tuesday.

With New York taking on the Nationals (+1.5) and starter Paolo Espino in the second game of a doubleheader, the first three people in the Mets’ lineup — Brandon Nimmo, Franciso Lindor, and Jeff McNeil — wasted no time shelling the pitcher. After Nimmo launched a solo shot to give the Mets an early 1-0 lead in the first inning, Lindor would follow with his own homer. As would McNeil.

Yes, the Mets went back-to-back-to-back in the first inning. But that’s not the main story, folks. What you simply have to know is that the most adorable golden retriever eventually, uh, retrieved Lindor’s homer in the upper deck.

And this Most Valuable Puppy’s joy at holding an All-Star level player’s dinger up was evident and so, so cute:

If that good boy/girl was having a ruff day beforehand, there’s no way getting Lindor’s home run ball didn’t lift their spirits.

The Mets are doing special walk-up songs for Women’s Day and everyone loved Jeff McNeil’s choice

What a choice of a walk-up song by Jeff McNeil

Hey, this is super neat: It’s the first Women’s Day at Citi Field on Wednesday when the New York Mets take on the Cincinnati Reds.

And here’s the other neat thing: Apparently, some of the players and pitcher Taijuan Walker will be walking out to some new songs for the afternoon game, tunes that are sung by women.

The list is chock full of awesome songs, but there’s one that EVERYONE is buzzing about: Jeff McNeil’s choice, which is What Dreams Are Made Of by Hilary Duff.

There’s a good reason behind the choice, too. Let’s dive into the song and how people reacted:

Jeff McNeil’s incredible throw against the Yankees made for some awesome photos

What a play, and what a set of photos from it!

It was a big night in Queens for the New York Mets, as they took down their cross-league rivals from the Bronx 6-3 on Tuesday night.

Aside from the first inning fireworks — a combined six runs from the two teams, with four home runs hit — there was a defensive gem courtesy of Jeff McNeil: With the Mets up 5-3 in the seventh and DJ LeMahieu leading off, the New York Yankees infielder hit a slow chopper over the mound that was going to be tough for McNeil.

But he barehanded it and flew as he threw to Pete Alonso, who scooped it up just in time to get LaMahieu.

And the video and photos are awesome: