NEW YORK — The sense of anticipation crackled through the Citi Field crowd as No. 84 trotted out of the bullpen in the eighth inning on Saturday afternoon.
Jefry Yan has only pitched in five major-league games, but a little less than two weeks since his debut, Mets fans know who the left-handed reliever is and the boisterous celebration that he brings with him to the mound.
Yan's big arm and his unique leaping celebration was on full display for the first time in Flushing, and it momentarily lifted the home crowd out of the team's reality in the standings.
He picked up five straight outs, including four celebrations — three warranted with strikeouts and another miscalculation on a ball call — and exited with his first career win after Francisco Lindor delivered a walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning of the Mets' 5-4 triumph over the Nationals in front of 34,737 fans at Citi Field.
"I was just trying to go out there and do my best because the last couple outings that I've had, I've battled a little bit," Yan said through an interpreter. "When I got to the mound, first and foremost, try to do my job and then once I did my job, it was time to have fub with the fans. We really enjoyed that part."
#field #five #little
Jefry Yan has only pitched in five major-league games, but a little less than two weeks since his debut, Mets fans know who the left-handed reliever is and the boisterous celebration that he brings with him to the mound.
Yan's big arm and his unique leaping celebration was on full display for the first time in Flushing, and it momentarily lifted the home crowd out of the team's reality in the standings.
He picked up five straight outs, including four celebrations — three warranted with strikeouts and another miscalculation on a ball call — and exited with his first career win after Francisco Lindor delivered a walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning of the Mets' 5-4 triumph over the Nationals in front of 34,737 fans at Citi Field.
"I was just trying to go out there and do my best because the last couple outings that I've had, I've battled a little bit," Yan said through an interpreter. "When I got to the mound, first and foremost, try to do my job and then once I did my job, it was time to have fub with the fans. We really enjoyed that part."
#field #five #little
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