{"id":704250,"date":"2021-08-31T18:35:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T22:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=704250"},"modified":"2021-08-31T18:35:55","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T22:35:55","slug":"after-thumbs-down-gesture-aimed-at-mets-fans-javier-baez-and-francisco-lindor-apologize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-thumbs-down-gesture-aimed-at-mets-fans-javier-baez-and-francisco-lindor-apologize\/","title":{"rendered":"After Thumbs-Down Gesture Aimed At Mets Fans, Javier Baez And Francisco Lindor Apologize"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafter-thumbs-down-gesture-aimed-at-mets-fans-javier-baez-and-francisco-lindor-apologize%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=704250&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1337113115.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>After taking aim at New York Mets fans on Sunday with a new \u201cthumbs-down\u201d gesture, the inevitable apologies have arrived.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Javier Baez \u2014 acquired from the Chicago Cubs at the trade deadline \u2014 was the ringleader of a few players that felt the fans needed to know that their booing as the Mets tank away their postseason chances was not appreciated.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Sunday, Baez, Francisco Lindor and Kevin Pillar all put their thumbs-down after big hits, with Baez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/javy-baez-doesnt-appreciate-being-booed-lets-mets-fans-know-with-gesture\">saying<\/a> after the game that the gesture was in response to the fans booing the Mets when they struggle.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Tuesday \u2014 before a doubleheader against the Miami Marlins \u2014 Lindor and Baez apologized.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI didn\u2019t mean to offend anybody. And if I offended anybody, we apologize,\u201d Baez <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/08\/31\/mets-stars-apologize-to-fans-for-thumbs-down-fiasco\/\">said<\/a> less than an hour before the start of a split doubleheader against the Marlins.&nbsp; \u201cWe\u2019re just trying to move forward and leave this in the back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Baez spent his first seven seasons with the Cubs, helping Chicago end a 108-year World Series drought in 2016. But his move to New York has gone poorly, as the Mets have dropped out of the playoff race after leading the NL East before his arrival.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis is something that I\u2019ve done in the past, against the other team,\u201d Baez <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/08\/31\/mets-stars-apologize-to-fans-for-thumbs-down-fiasco\/\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> on Tuesday. \u201cI did it in LA to the dugout.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI really meant like, to boo me now, and not to the fans, but our dugout. I\u2019ve done it against other teams. I didn\u2019t say the fans are bad. Like, I love the fans. I just felt like we were alone. Like, the fans want to win and they pay our salary like everybody says. We want to win too. The frustration got to us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.692640692641\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Javier B\u00e1ez provides more context on the thumbs down celebration, and issues an apology to fans:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t mean to offend anybody. And if I offended anybody, we apologize.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WpYnQ1HNFd\">pic.twitter.com\/WpYnQ1HNFd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SNY (@SNYtv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNYtv\/status\/1432740233020420101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Baez will be a free-agent after the season, and starting a war with the fans of New York certainly won\u2019t do anything to help him secure a new contract from the club.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lindor, on the other hand, won\u2019t be going anywhere. He signed a 10-year, $341 million contract in the offseason and has disappointed in a major way in his first season in Queens, NY. When he\u2019s been on the field \u2014 Lindor has played in 94 of the Mets 131 games \u2014 Lindor has struggled, hitting just .222 with 11 home runs and 38 RBI\u2019s.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI have sucked at times, and I haven\u2019t done my part when it comes to the offensive side,\u201d Lindor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNYtv\/status\/1432744456768430086\">said<\/a> on&nbsp;<\/span><span>Tuesday. \u201cBut I don\u2019t think that we have a bunch of guys just complaining all the time about the media, the fans, the city \u2014 no, no, no.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019re playing the game, we\u2019re trying to win. We\u2019re trying to do whatever it takes to win and represent the organization the right way. And I plan to be here a long time.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.5103448275862\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sorry to those who I offended!!<br \/>&amp;<br \/>The ones I didn\u2019t thank you for understanding!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Loveyouguys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Loveyouguys<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Francisco Lindor (@Lindor12BC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lindor12BC\/status\/1432749290158448641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The two players apologized after team President Sandy Alderson said the gestures were \u201cunacceptable\u201d on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThese comments, and any gestures by [Baez] or other players with similar intent, are totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated,\u201d Alderson <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/08\/29\/frustrated-mets-javier-baez-give-their-fans-a-thumbs-down\/\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>, adding that he will be meeting with players and staff to convey the message directly. \u201cMets fans are understandably frustrated over the team\u2019s recent performance. The players and the organization are equally frustrated, but fans at Citi Field have every right to express their own disappointment. Booing is every fan\u2019s right.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Team owner Steve Cohen hopped on Twitter to acknowledge the apologies.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cGlad to hear our players apologizing to the fans,\u201d Cohen wrote. \u201cLet\u2019s get behind our players today and go out and win 2 today!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.1717791411043\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Glad to hear our players apologizing to the fans. Let\u2019s get behind our players today and go out and win 2 today!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StevenACohen2\/status\/1432747741818544132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Mets won the first game of their doubleheader against the Marlins 6-5 on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/javy-baez-doesnt-appreciate-being-booed-lets-mets-fans-know-with-gesture\">Javy Baez Doesn\u2019t Appreciate Being Booed, Lets Mets Fans Know With Gesture<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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