It is well said in baseball that managers have to defend their team, especially if they are losing, and that is what Carlos Mendoza did today with the Mets.
Managers often get themselves ejected in an attempt to use it as a boost to lift the spirits of the baseball players they manage.
The moment Carlos Mendoza lost his head
Immediately after Carlos Mendoza was ejected from the game by the umpire after complaining about a strikeout to his compatriot and fellow Venezuelan Luis Torrens, the current starting catcher for the New York Mets, he kicked dirt towards home to dirty the plate.
Why do managers kick the dirt after being ejected?
Historically in baseball, managers kick dirt either toward home plate or toward the bases to dirty them after being ejected from a game as a silent protest, as if trying to tell the umpires you’re blind what game are you watching.
Carlos Mendoza received support from Mets fans who loved his attitude
As you can see in the video of Carlos Mendoza‘s ejection, behind him the New York Mets fans applauded and supported the attitude of their manager, in the same way on social networks which can be seen in the comments of the video of the post on X (formerly Twitter) that was published earlier.
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