In the lore of famous rodents, Pizza Rat might reign supreme. But now, a new contender has emerged—ladies and gentlemen, meet the Mets Rat.
The precise label of the animal in question is actually subject to debate, at least among the Mets' middle infield combo. The backstory on how shortstop Francisco Lindor and second baseman Jeff McNeil got to supposedly discussing the differences between a rat and raccoon requires some explaining.
The story goes like this: during Friday night's 5-4 win against the Diamondbacks, Lindor and McNeil appeared to get into a heated exchange in the dugout tunnel following the top of the seventh inning, with other Mets players rushing over to intervene.