Vientos hit by pitch sparks dugout tension

New York; Mets shortstop Mark Vientos couldn't fell his eyes from Miami Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara erstwhile the location sheet umpire signaled him to spell to archetypal base. The speedy changeup, a 90 mph changeup, deed the 26-year-old successful the backmost leg, and Vientos felt it mightiness person been intentional.

Alcantara, a 28-year-old seasoned right-handed pitcher, did not retire. As Vientos dilatory walked toward archetypal base, the seasoned exchanged a fewer words with the young infielder, prompting the umpire to rapidly travel implicit and restrain him.

Tension connected the field: Brandon Nimmo was the archetypal to look from the locker room

Then the benches emptied. Left fielder Brandon Nimmo was the archetypal to look from the locker room, walking a fewer steps person to Alcantara and besides exchanging a fewer words. According to the Mets broadcast connected SNY, Nimmo “looked angry” erstwhile Alcantara threw him a fastball earlier successful the game.

Xavier Edwards, the 24-year-old 2nd baseman for the Marlins, explained aft the game: 

"The occupation betwixt Alcantara and Vientos wasn't conscionable astir him getting deed by the fastball. Vientos was besides aggravated astir the fastball." 

Vientos did not privation to corroborate the details, repeatedly offering to "stay betwixt him and Alcantara".

In the end, luckily, determination was nary fight. Alcantara near the tract arsenic a winner. The 28-year-old pitcher outscored Mets starter Kodai Senga, allowing conscionable 1 tally successful 7 innings and ending the crippled with a 5-1 lead.

After a dilatory commencement to the season, Vientos has been 1 of the Mets' hottest hitters successful caller weeks. In the past 14 games, helium is 18 for 53 (.340 average), with 8 location runs and 21 RBI.

Vientos, 26, did not look to beryllium earnestly injured aft hitting the ball. He was moving the bases usually erstwhile each the chaos calmed down, portion fans successful the stands were inactive recounting the melodramatic moments of the game.

Speculation has already begun regarding this event. Fans person mixed opinions and mixed emotions erstwhile it comes to vientos and his opponent, and determination is nary uncertainty that tensions volition proceed to exist, truthful this concern could bring excitement successful the coming period.