Jesse Winker's walk-off home run sends Mets fans into a frenzy, a breakdown
What Happened
In the bottom of the ninth inning, with the score tied, New York Mets outfielder Jesse Winker steps up to the plate looking to deliver a game-winning hit for his team. The count is 0-1 as Mets fans at Citi Field anxiously await the next pitch. Winker takes a close pitch that is called a strike, much to his dismay. He steps out of the box momentarily to collect himself before stepping back in. The pitcher, hoping to exploit Winker's frustration, tries to nibble the outside corner again, but the pitch is ruled a ball, evening the count at 2-2. Winker is locked in now, ready to pounce on anything in the strike zone. The next offering from the pitcher is a fastball right down the middle, and Winker unleashes a towering drive deep to right field. The crowd erupts as the ball sails over the wall for a walk-off home run, giving the Mets a thrilling victory. Winker triumphantly trots around the bases, admiring his game-winning shot. As he approaches home plate, he leaps onto the dish, celebrating emphatically. Mets first baseman Pete Alonso comes over and grabs Winker, dousing him with a water cooler to the face in a raucous display of excitement. Winker revels in the moment, embracing Mets manager Buck Showalter before getting pelted with a Gatorade bath. The jubilant Mets players and fans alike savor the dramatic come-from-behind win, with Winker at the center of the celebration. "I was born to be a Met," he exclaims, his infectious enthusiasm captivating the electrified crowd. It's a game-winning moment that will live long in the memory of Mets faithful, propelled by Winker's heroics and the unbridled joy of the walk-off victory.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentJesse Winker hit a walk-off home run for
the Mets a couple weeks ago and the
celebration was so fun I put it on the
back burner and just edited over time
and said I got to do this one it's
awesome that pitch right here it's 0 and
one and the pitcher throws it outside
but it Clips The Zone gets the strike
called Jesse doesn't like it time time
time this breakdown is brought to you by
DraftKings takes a little breather says
all right now the pitcher and catcher
they're like let's just hunt that
outside let's keep finding it outside
but that's a ball so now it's one and
two and then outside again that's too
far I'm just not going to call that
that's way too far two and two now he
says what about that uh no so just
hunting that outside edge because he got
that one call and he liked it Winger
says where are you going to come now
can't go outside now got to come more in
the zone now bam loing away Winker
drives it faring away into the crowd and
the pitcher's like hm yeah didn't like
that dang watch this Celebration by
Winker I mean just all time he's running
down he's watching he's watching he's
watching he's watching he's stopping
boom let's go helmet slam stops running
all together throws the equipment oh
look at the hair
ooh yeah got to feel good about
yourselves it's important
oh
yeah look at me look at me look at me
anyway this shot is also awesome when he
stops and then you get the fist pump
with the whole crowd in the background
going crazy bam he was born to be met
born to be met
boom yep yep hell yeah oh my God singing
dancing his own song so the ball goes
into the crowd and this person reaches
with their glove gets a piece of it on
the glove which pops it back up red
shirt's going to come up with it blue
shirt in the front is going to go down
and get smothered on his way down red
comes up with it right on the rebound
and look at look at the blue shirt
holding up his beer his buddy's got his
head in his hand like he just like
severed his head like he's or he's about
to like he's conquering him like this
look right here is is a guy who just
conquered that dude and he's celebrating
it's very very ancient Rome uh red shirt
has the ball he's going crazy he loves
it and then the the guy at the bottom
was like did you just conquer me and
look at him even there he's like both
hands up looking down I'm like yeah dude
yep
whoa let's go
let's
go oh yeah and as Jesse's rounding third
base he says uh hey watch out I gotta
touch home I got to touch home let's
go boom let's
go
let's
go
let's
go boom jumps on home plate dangerous
don't do do that we don't want you to
mess oh yeah I forgot about this you
don't want to mess up your angle who was
that Morales that did that so he just
gets yanked into a water bottle toss
here just fullon grabbed and spun rip
boom right into water into the face
ready get back here bam water to the
face oh man and he likes it he's all
about it yeah Pete loves it that's go
yep and then Winker sees his new manager
hey
skip I love you big hug for meny yep
everything is fun he born to be a met
yeah hey wake up wake up guys oh my god
oh Gatorade to Sticky wipe it off with
the water perfect onew punch there all
right you go Gatorade first Alonzo I'm a
big strong guy Alonzo quote Gatorade
right to him going to be sticky icky and
gross so here's the water to wipe it
down Winker takes it they get it all
over him little kids watching like I
don't know I don't know is that fun okay
yes yes he did like it in the end clap
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