Report: Mets' Francisco Lindor grabbed Jeff McNeil by throat during infamous altercation

On Wednesday, however, Mike Puma of the New York Post reported new information about the incident. 

Per Puma, Lindor "grabbed McNeil by the throat and pinned him against a wall in the tunnel" following an argument that stemmed from McNeil committing a defensive "positioning" miscue. Essentially, Lindor had to briefly hesitate before attempting to throw a runner out at first base until McNeil ducked out of the way, and that pause cost the Mets an out. That wasn't the first time McNeil found himself in the wrong place in the infield early into the season. 

"[Lindor] would always try to get him to move, and Jeff would be like, 'Shut up, I got it,'" a source told the Post. "It was building and building." 

McNeil’s agent declined to comment on the update, while Lindor's agent didn’t respond to a request for comment. 

Puma's story was published less than 24 hours after the Atlanta Braves, New York's division rival, won the World Series.