It wasnt completion of the fireworks in Queens. Mets rookie David Peterson made himself and the bench a warning after drilling Juan Soto in the top of fourth inning.
Strasburg, wearing an obvious smirk under his protective face mask, tipped his cap to Torres and made his way through the stands– most likely to the visitors clubhouse to see the remainder of the video game, tied at 1.
Stephen Strasburg was forced to do some additional social distancing.
The Washington Nationals pitcher, taking in Thursdays tilt with the Mets from the empty stands, was ejected by umpire Carlos Torres in the bottom of the 3rd inning.
Distressed with a set of borderline pitch calls from teammate Austin Voth to Mets slugger Pete Alonso, Strasburg let Torres have it from his seat in the 121 section at Citi Field. The umpire, not pleased with the feedback, sent the injured righty … elsewhere.
