Tempers flared when Milwaukee Brewers newcomer Rhys Hoskins slid hard into New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil on a potential double-play ball.
Even on a new team in a different division, it took all of one game for Rhys Hoskins to rile up the New York Mets. Tempers flared Friday during the season opener at Citi Field when the Milwaukee Brewers newcomer — who agitated the Mets during his days with the NL East rival Philadelphia Phillies — slid hard into second baseman Jeff McNeil on a potential double-play ball in the eighth inning. 'Just a late slide.
As a result, there was no relay throw to first base. 'He's had some pretty questionable slides at second base, for sure,' McNeil said. 'Definitely remember looking at some in the past that were definitely not OK. So I knew there was a possibility that might happen. And it did.' Hoskins said after the play, he initially stayed down in the dirt to let McNeil vent. 'I kind of like laid there afterward. A couple of guys said, I thought maybe you hurt yourself.
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