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Jesse Winker ‘blacked out’ during epic walk-off Mets homer: ‘Love this s–t’
By Christian Arnold,
1 day ago
Jesse Winker couldn’t have picked a better moment to hit his first home run in the orange and blue than on Wednesday.
The outfielder launched a walk-off solo shot into the left field stands, and in a moment of pure jubilation, stopped before reaching first base, pumped his fist and launched his helmet and elbow guard before enjoying the trip around the bases in the 4-3 win over the Orioles .
“That was crazy. I blacked out, 100 percent. I still can’t believe that. That’s unreal,” Winker told SNY’s Steve Gelbs on the field after the homer.
Mets left fielder Jesse Winker reacts after he hits a walk off home run. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST
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“This place is lit. This place is unreal,” Winker said. “I love this s–t. We need everyone, so we appreciate y’all. Happy to be on this side. Let’s go Mets!”
The Mets celebrated the moment by putting up the “We back up” meme on the Citi Field video board and added a photoshopped Mets hat on top of Idris Elba’s character from “The Wire.”
Jesse Winker delivered the Mets’ second walk-off homer of the series. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST
It also comes a day after the Orioles trolled the Mets on X during Tuesday night’s game, by calling them the “New York Mess” in a post following a series of brutal errors in the middle contest of the series.
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