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The game had a lot of baseball left in it, the Mets eventually winning on a pinch-hit walkoff homer by Jesse Winker. Whether you’re a fan of the winning team or not, the energy of a walkoff win is incredible, and Winker’s blast -- and his explosive reaction to it -- set Citi on fire. I didn’t think the ball was gone off the bat, mostly because I didn’t think Winker had that kind of oppo power. It cleared the wall in left-center easily, though, flying 414 feet.
For me, though, it was just the second-biggest homer of the day. Watching Vientos crush that Kimbrel fast(ish)ball was my favorite ballpark moment since I took M to our first game in 2018, the culmination of a year of strong opinions about two disparate players.
