Jeff McNeil of the New York Mets responds to Heckler perfectly

The one with the troublemaker.

The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants in the series opener at Oracle Park on Monday night with a 13-3 blowout (the Mets’ season-high for runs scored).

But in the top of the eighth inning, while the game was still within San Francisco’s grasp as the Mets led by four runs, a Giants fan began taunting Jeff McNeil in the batter’s box for his lack of power.

Hi McNeil! Train those legs! You have no power, you have no power, McNeil!

That’s when McNeil responded in the best way: hitting a two-run homer out of the park.

McNeil’s home run traveled 408 feet to right field, which was just his second long drive of the season. This was McNeil’s first touch since April 8, his 30th birthday.

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After McNeil’s home run, the Mets scored five more runs in what became a laugh of victory for New York. This win also came on manager Buck Showalter’s 66th birthday.

After a tough 2021 campaign, McNeil has been one of the Mets’ best hitters through the first 44 games of the regular season, slashing .311/.364/.444 in 165 plate appearances this year.

The first-place Mets currently have the most wins in the National League with a 29-15 record and are eight games up in the NL East.

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