MLB fans have been waiting four months for this: giving a player massive grief on social media for messing up. (What, you thought we were going to say "watch actual MLB teams play"?)
Their target Saturday night was Mets nonroster infielder Max Moroff.
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The former Pirate got the start at third base against the Yankees in the teams' first exhibition of Summer Camp (Jeff McNeil was given the night off). Moroff was anonymous until the sixth inning, when the wheels came off.
First, he threw away a slow dribbler by Giancarlo Stanton, a toss that took Mets first baseman Pete Alonso into the path of a jogging Stanton. A few inches here or there (or a faster Stanton going down the line), and Alonso could have been in serious physical danger.
Moroff had a chance to make amends when the next batter, Gio Urshela, hit a routine grounder. Moroff took his time, gathered his feet — and sailed the ball over Alonso's head.
He got a third chance with the next batter, Miguel Andujar. This time, Moroff got the out, but Stanton scored from third.
And because a Met Mets'd, Twitter — and not just Mets Twitter — was ready to dance.
Max Moroff going full 2016 Ryan Zimmerman
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) July 19, 2020
Steve Cohen would give Max Moroff $50 Million just to get off his team
— Coronamania (@MetsKevin11) July 19, 2020
I think Max Moroff should be quarantined under a hotel room for the next 4 months for his own safety
— Phill (@MeekPhill_) July 19, 2020
Moroff is making Cano look good this game! #LGM
— Seth (Monk) (@smonk318) July 19, 2020
I’ve never hated a met player faster than max moroff
— NYJNYRNYMNYK (@nyjnyrnymnyk) July 19, 2020
Moroff better be off this team as soon as this game is over
— DJ ~Z~ (@TrxppeBosstar) July 19, 2020
Why did Moroff get a start this game? Not even a knock on him. I’m just confused.
— Will (@will_borowski) July 19, 2020
We’ve reached new heights of boredom. Max Moroff, a third baseman on a minor league deal with the #Mets, is trending for making two awful throws in an exhibition baseball game.
— Tim Hammill (@timhammill) July 19, 2020
There were more tweets, of course. Many more. For two errors in an exhibition.
Moroff is attempting to make the Mets' 30-man Opening Day roster as a reserve, but his Flushing debut won't help. The Mets have multiple options, including Luis Guillorme, Eduardo Nunez, Gordon Beckham and Jed Lowrie, who remains sidelined with leg injuries.
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