Umpire’s view of out-of-order gaffe that shamed the Mets
(New York Post Mets)

Crew chief Jerry Meals acknowledged he had seen this batting-out-of-order play before. In the minor leagues. Thirty-two years ago. The Mets’ 2-3 batters stepped to the plate in a different order than they had submitted to the umpires before Wednesday’s 2-1 loss in Cincinnati, perhaps the most embarrassing gaffe during an embarrassing stretch for the...