As Jesse Winker approached second base before rounding it and heading to third on his game-tying triple in the second inning of Game 1 of the Mets-Brewers Wild Card Series on Tuesday, he appeared to scream something at Brewers shortstop Willy Adames. Or at Brewers catcher William Contreras. Or at his own dugout. You can’t really tell.
But regardless of who the words were directed at, Adames took exception.
After Winker arrived safely at third, he turned toward the Mets dugout and exalted, appearing to say “f–k them” as part of his celebration.
Winker was then seen engaging with Adames, who appeared to say something to the effect of “I’ll tell you in the parking lot,” adding “after the game” before making a “shush” motion as he put his fingers to his mouth.
Speaking after the game, Adames called the situation “surprising.”
“I don’t know what was going through his head, but he just started saying some stuff,” Adames said, via Bally Sports Wisconsin on X. “And I just say something back, you know, I don’t know. I think that’s, you know, the kind of player he is. It is what it is.”
Added Adames: “That was surprising that he was saying so much stuff, but you know, like I say, I guess that’s part of his personality. And it was just a little bit of a surprise to me, but you know, we don’t back off.”
Meanwhile, Winker asserted that he didn’t say anything to Adames as he was running the bases.
“If y’all think that I’m able to run and talk, you don’t know my athletic abilities,” Winker said. “Can’t do that.”
Winker noted: “As soon as I saw (third base coach Mike Sarbaugh) windmill, I focused my attention on second and I’m like, ‘I’m going to third.’ That’s all that happened.”
Winker and Adames were teammates last season, when Winker played 61 games for the Brewers.
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