New York Mets third baseman Brett Baty got in hot water with home plate umpire Ryan Blakney for a ridiculous reason.
Baty was called out on strikes on a pitch at the bottom of the zone to end the fourth inning of Sunday’s game against the Colorado Rockies at Citi Field in New York, N.Y. Baty was clearly displeased with the call and took a glance back toward Blakney as he removed his equipment. Blakney did not like that, initially telling Baty he should have challenged. Baty pointed out that he hadn’t said anything to Blakney, but he apparently didn’t need to.
“You didn’t need to. Don’t look at me,” Blakney replied.
"Don't look at me"
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) April 26, 2026
Brett Baty has a back-and-forth with the home plate umpire following a strikeout pic.twitter.com/naRGIg5Fyl
Baty rightly asked Blakney why the umpire was instigating, but things did not escalate from there.
Blakney is correct to point out that if Baty disliked the call, he should have challenged. The pitch did look like a strike, too. Getting worked up because Baty looked back at him, however, is pretty soft behavior.
Maybe there’s something about New York that gets home plate umpires a bit uptight. Fortunately, everyone kept their cool, and Baty was not ejected or anything silly like that.
