NY Mets fans were disgusted with Ken Rosenthal's reaction to the Jared Young injury

It sounds like Jared Young avoided the worst of it. The absolutely brutal injury suffered in the middle of the game between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies made everyone watching gasp.

For several moments, it wasn’t about baseball. Nobody cared much about the standings. Draft pick placement, splits against righties and lefties, and even a head start on the offseason buzz were all pushed aside.

Andy Green spoke after the game and provided an update on Young. A full CT scan came back negative and he has usage of his extremities. It’s probably the best-case scenario for someone who had to be stretchered off the field.

While the paramedics were in the process of getting him to the hospital with his condition completely unknown, it was Ken Rosenthal who separated himself from the rest with the way he filled the air during the FOX broadcast.

Ken Rosenthal made enemies out of Mets fans with his needless commentary about the team’s first base situation for 2027

The “what are we going to do about first base?” conversation has a time, place, and it’s not right now. Because it was a national broadcast, more ears got to experience it. Both fans of the Mets and Phillies as well as anyone tuned in who doesn’t have loyalty to either were able to receive that awkward chill.

Rosenthal’s mention of Young’s future, in that moment, needed to be all about health. There really isn’t anything you can say other than discuss what a success he has been. Save these deeper discussions for a later time.

X is filled with responses, both lightly worded and vulgar as well as comical, to Rosenthal’s need to speculate about the future at first base for the Mets. We can skip over the former and go right to the more safe for work ones.

This is the kind of commentary Rosenthal was meant to provide from the booth, but the robotic nature and inability to understand the human aspect is what made Mets fans upset most. 

Young has become a subtle fan-favorite this year for a variety of reasons. A leftover from 2025 nobody figured would have much of an impact, becoming the most productive first baseman on the team as a hitter and defender was one of the small number of David Stearns success stories. Likable as a person with a clutch gene I’m not quite sure we’ve paid attention to enough (hitting .303 with RISP), we wish him well in his recovery and can’t wait to see him on the share a message and get cheers he deserves from fans who’ve appreciated what he has been able to do this year.

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