Steve Gelbs had to sprint as the Mets’ magic was in full effect Sunday.
While the Mets battled back from a four-run deficit against the Yankees to pull off the improbable 7-6 victory in 10 innings, the team’s dugout reporter had a family emergency involving his son.
Gelbs explained in an X post that he had to leave the game early after his son suffered a “scary fall, forcing him to go to the hospital.
“Had to leave the game unexpectedly after getting a call that my son had taken a scary fall and was headed to the hospital.
“Thankfully, after a very long few hours, he got the all clear and is doing well. Tough kid.”
Gelbs’ son, apparently a Mets fan, had an epic first question when his father walked into the ER.
“Did the Mets win?” he asked his dad.
The Mets dugout reporter added that a “yes” response didn’t really do it justice, given the circumstances.
Mets rookie outfielder Carson Benge tallied the game-winning RBI with runners on the corners and one out, chopping a pitch from Tim Hill up the middle.
The Yankees, playing five infielders, couldn’t force a play at the plate as second baseman Max Schuemann and shortstop Anthony Volpe collided.
The Mets’ magic began in the ninth inning with light-hitting outfielder Tyrone Taylor, who hit two rockets earlier in the game and had no hits to show for it.
With runners on second and third, Taylor got a hanging first-pitch slider from closer David Bednar and promptly pounded the pitch for a home run down the left field line to tie the game at 6-6.
Benge then delivered in the clutch and conducted an on-field interview with radio broadcaster Pat McCarthy while also receiving a BodyArmor shower.
He later told reporter its “always good to show you have some fight back.”
Gelbs is normally a staple of the postgame interview after a dramatic victory, and has even been a casualty of the celebratory showers.
