Carlos Mendoza Calls Out Umpire After Mets’ Loss to Yankees originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The New York Yankees picked up a sorely-needed victory over the New York Mets on Sunday, largely thanks to their execution on both sides of the ball. However, they had a helping hand from home plate umpire John Bacon at the end.

Pinch-hitter Luis Torrens led off the bottom of the ninth for the Mets down 6-4. The 29-year-old swung and missed at a Devin Williams changeup before Bacon incorrectly called two more changeups for strikes, ending the at-bat in three pitches. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza ran out of the dugout to argue, and Bacon tossed him.

Williams then retired the next two hitters, securing his 12th save of the season. Mendoza sounded off about the umpiring postgame, via SNY.

“[The frustration with the umpiring] had been building up the whole game,” he said. “Can go back to the strike two on [Juan] Soto, I think it was the second at-bat, not even close to the strike zone.”

“And then especially in that situation, leading off an inning, you’re down two,” he continued. “You wanna get guys on base and keep the line moving, so hopefully Soto and Pete [Alonso] get a chance here. Then you get two calls that don’t go your way, and it’s pretty frustrating.”

Carlos Mendoza says his frustration with the umpiring had been building “the whole game” pic.twitter.com/XsYOFoFQFx

— SNY (@SNYtv) July 6, 2025

The Yankees out-hit the Mets 12-10 and out-homered them 2-0 in the contest. Catcher Austin Wells hit a solo shot in the third inning before star slugger Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the fifth.

Next up for the Mets is a road trip against the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals.

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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 6, 2025, where it first appeared.