WASHINGTON -- Benches cleared during the New York Mets-Washington Nationals game Friday night after Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor was hit in the batting helmet with a pitch, the second such incident in the season's first two days.
As Lindor lay face down in the batter's box, Mets manager Buck Showalter stormed out of the dugout, livid a day after first baseman Pete Alonso was left bleeding on a high-and-tight pitch. As Showalter yelled toward Nationals pitcher Steve Cishek, players and staff streamed out of the dugouts and bullpens before umpires separated them.