The number of batters getting hit by pitches has increased by a lot this season. Last night, Mets’ Jeff McNeil, who wears jersey number 1, got hit by a pitch. After which, he threw the bat away and walked. But, it was the manager, Buck Showalter, who could not handle himself with what happened there and got enraged. 

After watching last night’s game between the New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates, it is amply clear that out of the total number of HBP this season, most of the players who got hit were of New York Mets. 

Why did Buck Showalter get angry on an HBP?

Last night’s hit-by-pitch of the utility player, Jeff McNeil, marked the New York Mets’ 100th hit-by-pitch of this season. Undeniably, it had made the team’s manager angry. As this was not a record that the Mets would want to be anywhere near with.

The combined total of HBP hits of the top 5 Mets players is over 80. Jeff’s hit last night was his tenth, and he is also in the top 5 players at the fifth position tying with the shortstop, Francisco Lindor.

The list of Mets HBP leaders looks like this:-

• Mark Canha, 21
• Brandon Nimmo, 16
• Starling Marte, 13
• Pete Alonso, 11
•  Francisco Lindor, 10 – Jeff McNeil, 10

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From 2019 to 2021, the Mets have been in the top ten of MLB team hit-by-pitches. In these three years, they have been in the top 5 thrice. With 14 games left in this season, New York Mets are already on the top for getting the most hit-by-pitches for the second time in the last five years.

How have the Mets played this season under Showalter?

The New York Mets hired Buck Showalter on December 20, 2021, as a manager on a three-year contract. In this season, the team has won 92 games while they lost 55. 

The Mets have reached 100, but it’s not the 100th win or 100th loss. It’s their record of players getting hit by pitches 100 times in one season. 

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The best record in franchise history is 108-54, which was in the year 1986. It was also the year when the team last won a world series. Meanwhile, what do you make of Showalter’s reaction? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.