New York Mets

Mets upset after Yasiel Puig admires his HR and slowly trots around bases

Published Jun. 22, 2017 8:55 a.m. ET

Chris Bahr

Yasiel Puig went deep, and the Mets got upset. After crushing his 13th homer of the season Wednesday, Puig took a few seconds – a few seconds too long for some of the Mets – to admire his three-run shot.

As Puig eventually rounded the bases – his 32-second homer trot was his second-longest of the season, according to MLB.com – Mets first baseman Wilmer Flores had a few words for the slugger. And catcher Travis d'Arnoud and Puig exchanged pleasantries at the plate.

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Between innings, Puig chatted peacefully with the Mets’ Yoenis Cespedes and Jose Reyes about the incident. However, Flores still was upset following the Dodgers’ 8-2 win:

"I think there's a way to enjoy a home run," Flores said, via MLB.com. "You enjoy it. You see it. But that was too much. …

"I don't think he knows what having respect for the game is," Flores said. "We're playing horrible right now. We don't need his [expletive]"

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With the win on Wednesday, the Dodgers moved back into first place in the NL West, a half-game ahead of the Rockies and 1.5 games ahead of the Diamondbacks.

The Mets and Dodgers wrap up their four-game series in Los Angeles tonight.