Citi Field attendees were at each other’s throats Tuesday as the Mets’ losing streak ballooned to 12 games after a brutal 5-3 loss to the Twins.
A brawl broke in the lower bowl in the 100s level in a wild scene, resulting in at least one NYPD arrest.
The fan who was arrested appeared to be grabbing a woman in the row in front of him, igniting a massive brawl in the section that garnered at least a half dozen law enforcement agents to calm the situation.
The fan, with black hair and wearing a gray-and-gold lettered Luis Arraez jersey, was grabbed by surrounding fans who took law enforcement into their own hands.
One of the fans wearing a black hooded sweatshirt even locked in a nearly perfectly formed rear-naked choke to pull him away.
The NYPD quickly threw him in handcuffs as bystanders, especially those with kids, began leaving the area.
The scene in Citi Field has been tense of late, especially when you combine the brawl plus a 12-game losing streak that has the team on the brink of collapse before the calendar turns to May.
That Twins fan is about the only loser Tuesday night from Minnesota as the Mets sent struggling closer Devin Williams out there to hold the opposition in a tie game in the ninth inning.
Williams could not find the strike zone as he failed to record an out while allowing two runs, walking three batters and giving up a hit before getting yanked from the game in the eventual 5-3 loss.
Carlos Mendoza and the Mets look to stop the bleeding Wednesday night in the middle contest of a three game set and send Clay Holmes to the mound.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
