NEW YORK — Javier Báez and his New York Mets teammates turned the boos at Citi Field to cheers this weekend - and then turned their thumbs upside down at fans.
Báez launched a 444-foot home run Sunday in a 9-4 win over the Washington Nationals. Later, he said Mets players have been flashing the thumbs-down gesture after hits as a response to fans who have jeered the club during a rough August.
“When we don’t get success, we’re going to get booed,” Báez said. “So they’re going to get booed when we have success.