Mets gave up the silliest inside-the-park HR after outfielders briefly ignored the ball
Someone might want to get that baseball, I don't know.
The 2026 edition of the New York Mets don't just lose a lot, but they also manage to make losing look awfully funny. Look no further than James Wood's inside-the-park grand slam against the Mets on Tuesday night. With the Nationals slugger hitting in the second with the bases loaded and the Mets up by five runs, Wood drove a deep fly ball beyond the grasp of a leaping Nick Morabito in left-center field.
The ball took a hard ricochet off the wall, but there should have been time for Tyrone Taylor to retrieve the ball and hold Wood to a triple at most. The problem: Taylor just stood there to check on Morabito ... who was fine.
JAMES WOOD JUST HIT AN INSIDE-THE-PARK GRAND SLAM š¤Æ (via @MLB ) pic. twitter. com/obolfgeULa ā B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) May 20, 2026 We could see Morabito point as if to say, "Why are you looking at me?!
Get the baseball! And by the time Taylor did eventually turn around to chase after the ball, Wood was well on his way to the inside-the-park grand slam. After that, the Nationals kept the scoring going to erase the five-run deficit and win, 9-6.