Jeff McNeil gets really mad at Rhys Hoskins for his slide, a breakdown
What Happened
In the season opener between the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers, the game is tied at 1-1 in the top of the 9th inning. Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins steps up to the plate with a runner on first base. Hoskins hits a ground ball to third base and the Mets turn a double play, with second baseman Jeff McNeil receiving the throw at second. As Hoskins slides into second base, McNeil takes exception to the slide, believing it was late and illegal. McNeil immediately confronts Hoskins, yelling "Fuck you, you pussy!" Hoskins appears confused by McNeil's outrage, simply stating "You're allowed to slide." This ignites a heated argument between the two players, with both teams' bullpens quickly rushing to the infield. Mets pitcher Adam Ottavino and Brewers pitcher Edwin Díaz are among the first to arrive, though they seem unsure of what triggered the scuffle. The confrontation continues, with McNeil repeatedly yelling "Fuck you!" at Hoskins and accusing him of being "the dirtiest fucking player" he's ever played against. Hoskins calmly tries to explain the slide, but McNeil is not having it, insisting "I've got fucking video of him doing that shit all the fucking time." The umpires review the play on the video board, ultimately determining that Hoskins' slide was legal and the runner at second base is out. This further enrages McNeil, who yells "Fuck, fucking wow, keep crying, bitch" in Hoskins' direction. Despite the tense exchange, the umpires' decision stands and the game continues. The heated confrontation between McNeil and Hoskins highlights the passion and intensity of the season-opening matchup between these two NL East rivals. While tempers flare, the umpires maintain control of the situation, upholding the original call on the field. As the game continues, the emotions of this early-season showdown linger, setting the stage for a potentially contentious series between the Mets and Brewers.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentFirst game of the season for the Mets and the Brewers, Reese Hoskins is on first base.
We got an 0-1 pitch and it's hit to third base, fields it, throws it to second.
Reese comes sliding in, they get, oh, fuck you, you pussy, fuck you, oh no, now they're
jumping, everyone's walking out, what's going on, the bullpens are going to clear and look
at Adam Adovino and Edwin walking out like they don't even know where they are.
I mean, this is, I mean, that's a thing of beauty, I've never seen a bullpen charge like
this, just piss and vinegar, almost looks like you're actually going to get your ass
kicked even more than usual the way they're just chewing and walking slow, anyway, back
to the action, no, fuck you, Reese, he's mad, Reese is just like, what's going on?
He goes, yeah, fuck him, bro, he's a piece of shit, he's the dirtiest fucking player
I've ever fucking played with.
Oh, damn, yeah, fuck you, wah, oh, fuck you, wah, fucking wah, okay, yeah, they're having
a good combo, they're settling things, let's go Mets, fuck him, we've got fucking video
of him doing that shit all the fucking time, okay, uh-oh, telling the umps, you see our
video collection, then they're going to check the scoreboard and let's see what happened,
pretty late slide, but McNeil has no idea that he can still, like, have contact, I, I
don't think the rule is no contact at all, I mean, he's sliding at the base, it's kind
of late, he can go past it as he can't overslide and he hooks on, he doesn't overslide it,
but McNeil's also losing the ball, so he's kind of concentrating on that because he loses
it in the transfer and not looking at Reese, and then he does, it is scary because his
foot gets taken out and his knee.
If anything, it's, it's a, it's a late slide, it's really late, but I don't think it's,
by letter of the law, illegal, they're watching it on the scoreboard and McNeil thinks, no,
that's illegal, he sees it, fuck you, oh, proof, I got you, you think that's fucking
okay, and Reese is like, yeah, yeah, you're allowed to slide, you think that's fucking
okay, you're allowed to slide, what's wrong with that?
And McNeil's like.
What, you didn't see it?
Fucking wow, right in his face, that was tough timing for McNeil, he turned right into the
wow, look, he turns, and then fucking wow, right in his face, and he kind of, he doesn't
do anything about it this time, just like, oh, shit, man, he wowed me again, two times
now he's got me with the fucking wow, anyway, the umps get together, and they decide that
in their opinion.
Call is confirmed, there is no slide rule violation, runner at second is out.
No slide rule violation, the runner's out.
Fuck.
Fucking wow, keep crying, bitch, McNeil, he's got videos, man.