Mr. Met Loses It, Flips Off Fans After Game

The New York Mets issued an apology on Wednesday after Mr. Met flipped off fans following a 7-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.

Twitter user Tony T said he was “reaching over for a high five” when the iconic mascot responded not with five fingers... but one:   

@Mets pic.twitter.com/tYuSIp8gCG

— Tony T (@adelucia35) June 1, 2017

Mr. Met doesn’t have five fingers. He has four, so technically he cannot flip the middle one. But given the panache with which he delivered the gesture, he was certainly not inviting fans to step right up and greet the Mets. 

The team quickly apologized: 

Statement from the New York Mets. pic.twitter.com/bRVvqZoqg8

— New York Mets (@Mets) June 1, 2017

Mr. Met may have just been expressing some frustration for a team that entered the season with high hopes then dropped to 23-28. The Mets have had to contend with a series of injuries as well as an incident in which star pitcher Matt Harvey was suspended for not showing up for a game earlier in May. (Harvey had been out late the night before and played golf in the morning.)  

The gesture went viral online and landed the mascot on the back page of the New York Daily News:  

The team said the person involved in the incident won’t be appearing as Mr. Met again, The Associated Press reported. On Twitter, fans were largely united behind the mascot: 

I hope Mr. Met gets promoted for this

— Frank Furtschool (@kulturalmarx) June 1, 2017

That was the coolest thing Mr. Met has ever done so I hope you're "dealing" with it by giving him a raise

— Eoin Higgins (@EoinHiggins_) June 1, 2017

This is the moment Mr. Met became president pic.twitter.com/oEZqjdsovc

— Mike Tunison (@xmasape) June 1, 2017

This was the best thing that happened all year - give that man a raise!

— Baseball Mike (@GeekyBaseball) June 1, 2017

...and in other news, the @Mets are holding mascot tryouts tomorrow

— Channing (@channingb) June 1, 2017

Maybe Mr. Met is just a Pepsi guy pic.twitter.com/Tyca0gdOE6

— Hector Diaz (@iamHectorDiaz) June 1, 2017

Mr. Met giving fans the finger is the highlight of the season

— Hayley Gola (@HtotheGola) June 1, 2017

I heard @kathygriffin just submitted her resume to the @Mets

— Kent Tucker (@KentTucker) June 1, 2017

eh i like Mr Met's new hardcore attitude

— Steve Richards (@Steve_Richards1) June 1, 2017

Holy shit this is amazing

— Matthew Hermann (@MatthewHermann6) June 1, 2017

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