So much for that.
Peace has been restored between the New York Yankees and New York Mets, following allegations of cheating during the weekend series at Citi Field.
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The clubs nearly came to blows after Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor suspected the Yankees were whistling loudly from the dugout to alert hitters of tipped pitches on Saturday night.
On Sunday, Lindor mocked the Yankees by making a whistling gesture with his fingers in his mouth as he rounded the bases after hitting the second of his three home runs.
When Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton blasted his home run in the seventh, he basically walked past Lindor at shortstop and wagged his finger. Seconds later, the benches emptied and both teams stared at each other as Lindor and other Mets waved the Yankees onto the field as if to say, “C’mon.”
However, SNY’s Andy Martino reports it’s all water under the bridge.
According to sources, members of the Mets organization -- lower down on the ladder than owner Steve Cohen or team president Sandy Alderson -- reached out to their Yankees counterparts to tamp down the tensions and say that Lindor was not speaking for the entire team on the issue. Some on the Mets side were uncomfortable with how strongly and publicly Lindor pursued the issue, and they conveyed that to the other side.
After Sunday’s game, the Yankees admitted they were whistling on Saturday, but insisted reliever Wandy Peralta was trying to create some energy for a ballclub circling the drain with a seven-game losing streak.
(NJ Advance Media’s Randy Miller contributed to this report.)
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Mike Rosenstein may be reached at mrosenstein@njadvancemedia.com.
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