It's unclear whether the team employee received any supplemental discipline as a result of the incident besides losing the opportunity to play Mr. Met.
Mr. Met stayed retired until 1994 when, according to the Times, Lois Kauffman asked the team to bring him back.
Anderson's odd bunt single off Zack Wheeler (3-3) set up the unusual sequence.
They seemed to be in a forgiving mood. "I would have loved to have been the fly on the wall to know what set the poor ball off".
@moniquezein tweeted "Mr. Met is just feeling the stress of the teams struggles".
AP Baseball Writers Ben Walker and Ronald Blum in NY contributed.
Major League Baseball didn't seem inclined to suspend a mascot, rather letting this be handled as a club matter.
So after the New York Mets lost 7 to 1 Sunday to the Milwaukee Brewers, Mr. Met flipped.
The Mets issued a statement after the game apologizing for the incident and saying they "are dealing with this matter internally". The team didn't identify the person - a couple people usually fill the role during the season.
DO DANCE LIKE NO ONE IS WATCHING: No one can see you, so lose all inhibitions and shake what your mama gave ya!
"Not on social media", he said.
DO NOT LISTEN TO HECKLERS: That might have gotten Mr. Met in trouble, but he, or she, was not available for comment.
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With 1:24 to play in the fourth, and with nearly everything breaking right in the second half, the Cavs were up four. TURNING POINT: This one was in doubt every step of the way, as neither team was able to build a double-digit lead.
"He couldn't have done a better job", Blevins said.
"That was the coolest thing Mr Met has ever done", said journalist Eoin Higgins.
Video of the mascot flipping his finger went viral.
Around baseball, reactions were equally playful.
Sogard entered the season with a.295 on-base percentage, 29 stolen bases and almost twice as many strikeouts (162) as walks (92) in 435 big league games.
"My whole family was there to watch me play and then, like - bam!"
However, despite the long layoff, Kluber looked like his dominant self, allowing just two hits and recording his 26th career double-digit strikeout game.
New York Mets third baseman Wilmer Flores (4) has trouble with the bat boy on a foul pop against the Milwaukee Brewers during the fourth inning at Citi Field. The mascot, known for its over-sized head, lifted its "middle" finger to a fan.
Mr Met, left, distributes t-shirts to fans during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday, June 1, 2017, in NY.
"Let me tell you something", Stewart said while departing a restaurant in NY.
Collins said the Mets inefficiency to start a winning streak was attributed to a pitcher named Anderson. This unique interference of a call that went wrong was not to be faulted on the new "Mr. Met" or was it the old "Mr. Met" who was relieved of his duties Wednesday night after inappropriate behavior of pointing a finger in the wrong direction.
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