Even baseball mascots occasionally need to be ejected.
A 7-1 Mets loss to the Milwaukee Brewers at New York’s Citi Field took a surreal turn when Mr. Met gave a fan the finger. And in the latest embarrassing chapter on an unraveling season, the obscene gesture was filmed.
Despite the defense that Mr. Met does not technically have a middle finger, the Mets have apologized: “We do not condone this type of behavior. We are dealing with this matter internally.”
You can watch this NSFW (and deeply strange) footage below.
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