Late in Game 2, Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada was taken out at second base by Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley. As a result, Tejada broke his right fibula and is obviously out for the rest of the season.
Not surprisingly, with the series returning to New York, Utley was roundly booed in player introductions before Game 3 in Citi Field.
On the opposite end of the spectrum was Tejada, cane in hand with a cast on his injury. The ovation was heart-warming for Mets fans, surely.
Here it is:
How did he get there? Via piggyback ride, naturally:
Ruben Tejada gets a piggyback ride into the Mets dugout http://t.co/ih6d3ycTpB pic.twitter.com/l6LrWv3rBU
— Eric Simon (@AmazinAvenue) October 13, 2015
Good stuff all around.
