The Dodgers and Mets were tied 4-4 in the top of the ninth when things got weird. Trey Turner came up with a runner on first and one out, trying to make an impact. The pitch came high and tight, appeared to hit Turner, and he casually took first. But after a challenge, replay showed it hit the bat, not him. He knew it too, quietly walking back to grab his bat and reset. Then things got stranger. Mets pitcher Edwin Díaz flinched during his delivery. The umpires called a balk, moving the runner to second. Turner now had a shot to put the Dodgers ahead.
Instead, he froze at the plate on a slider and struck out. As he walked off, a green laser pointer swept across his face. No one responded at first, but when Max Muncie came up next, the laser returned. It hit him multiple times — shoulder, stomach, and face. Muncie tried to point it out to the dugout and umpire. The broadcast showed definite laser activity coming from somewhere in the stands. There might have been more than one. Still, no one was ejected, and play continued.
Diaz eventually struck out Muncie to end the inning. Despite all the distractions, the Mets couldn’t pull off the win. The person behind the laser wasn’t caught, and the clip left fans wondering how security let that slide. Laser pointers at games make no sense and pose a real risk. Everyone was lucky it didn’t cause something worse.