Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell is a big baseball fan, specifically of the New York Mets. After all, his father, Donovan Mitchell Sr. has been connected to professional baseball since the early 1990s.
So, when the Mets and the New York Yankees started a three-game series at Citi Field on Friday, there was zero doubt about which side the high-flying Cavs guard was going to cheer for. He even took a hilarious shot at New York Knicks guard Josh Hart over a take the latter made as the two New York baseball clubs were going at it on Saturday night.
As the Yankees were down by several runs in the game, Hart shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) saying, āJust so yall knowā¦its a Yankee city.ā
Mitchell saw that post and retweeted it with the following caption: āSaying this down 6 is funny š #LFGMā
The Mets made loud noises in the game early, as they finished the first inning with a 4-0 lead, thanks to a huge grand slam home run by Brandon Nimmo. That was also Nimmoās second grand slam homer in four days. The Metsā offensive outburst in the opening inning set the tone for the rest of the game.
Pete Alonso pummeled the Yankees with a spectacular performance at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two home runs, five RBIs, three runs and a walk. Yankees starter Carlos Rodon was clobbered right out of the gate by the Mets, as he gave up six earned runs on five hits through five innings of work. It did not get much better for the Yankees when Rodon left the mound, as their bullpen was charged for five more runs.
Mitchell has plenty of time to catch up on whatās going on with the Mets, with the Cavs and the NBA still in the offseason. He must be loving how Alonso and company are performing, especially of late. With their win on Saturday, the Mets can sweep the Yankees in the finale of the three-game series this Sunday. The Mets have also extended their win streak to four game while improving to 52-38 ā good for second in the National League East division standings.
