NEW YORK — During Sunday’s victory over the Washington Nationals, Javier Báez parked a baseball in the second deck at Citi Field, the type of mammoth blast the Mets expected to regularly occur when they acquired him from the Cubs at the trade deadline.
The crowd roared because, for the second straight day, the Mets’ offense showed signs of life during an otherwise miserable month.
A couple hours later, Báez seemingly called out some of the same fans who have tirelessly followed this franchise through all of its messes, mishaps and letdowns over the years.