The pressure is mounting as the New York Mets continue to struggle. After a four-game sweep by the Philadelphia Phillies , New York has lost six straight games and seven of the last eight. The slump comes at a terrible time as the Mets are battling for a Wild Card berth. And on Friday, frustration boiled over for Jeff McNeil .

The former batting champ lost his cool when he struck out looking on a borderline pitch in the fourth inning of the series opener against the Texas Rangers . McNeil flipped his bat, ripped his helmet off and shouted at the home plate umpire after the called strike. The histrionics earned him an ejection, per B/R Walk-Off. Expand Tweet

Jacob deGrom got the start for Texas in his return to Citi Field. The two-time Cy Young winner spent the first nine year

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