New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil reacts after being thrown out of the game against the Texas Rangers for arguing balls and strikes during the fourth inning at Citi Field. Brad Penner-Imagn Images

Hot-tempered Mets star ejected for profane outburst directed toward umpire

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated Sep 13, 2025 9:03 AM ET

Jeff McNeil showed off his colorful vocabulary on Friday night.

The New York Mets second baseman McNeil was ejected from his team’s game against the Texas Rangers. In the fourth inning at Citi Field in Queens, New York, McNeil was called out on strikes by home plate umpire Scott Barry on a borderline 3-2 pitch by Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom.

The incident that led to Jeff McNeil's ejection

In response to the call, McNeil unloaded on Barry, saying, “F–k you, godd—-t!” Barry immediately tossed McNeil after the outburst as McNeil continued to shake his head and say, “No way!” Here is the video (but obviously watch out for the bad language).

Jeff McNeil has been ejected after arguing a called third strike with home plate umpire Scott Barry pic.twitter.com/4tdg8u5eDw
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 13, 2025

For what it is worth, the pitch did seem to be a bit low. But that was probably too close for McNeil to be taking there on a two-strike count.

FREE JEFF MCNEIL.

In no world is that strike three…. pic.twitter.com/ca2fzU9C9t
— SleeperMets (@SleeperMets) September 13, 2025

The 33-year-old McNeil is in his eighth career MLB season (all with the Mets). He is batting .261 on the year with 12 home runs and 51 RBIs through 108 games. But McNeil is also known for a bit of a hot temper and once even triggered a benches-clearing incident by feuding with an opponent.

As for Barry, who has served as an MLB umpire since 2006 and as a full-time one since 2011, he is generally known to get calls right but has had some misses before in the distant past.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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