The forgotten moment when the Mets season made a 180 degree turn

It wasn’t a team meeting, Grimace, or even the release of OMG that helped turn the New York Mets season around. Although, it was right around that time when the energy around the Mets did shift.

Declared dead at the end of May, the team made some drastic roster changes. Deciding to call up Jose Iglesias was the move that made us all feel a little bit differently. On one particular play, we got a glimpse into what he had to offer.

The day was June 1. The Mets were trailing 10-2 with 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth. A Saturday clobbering against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Iglesias was in the game to give Francisco Lindor some rare innings off. With two outs and Harrison Bader on third base, Iglesias did what he always does: give a you-know-what.

The Mets season turned around when Jose Iglesias showed them it’s never over

The Mets would score twice more with Pete Alonso hitting a home run next. A Tyrone Taylor single caused the Diamondbacks to panic and turn to then-closer Paul Sewald for the final out. The Mets lost but something was different.

This was only the second game of the season for Iglesias having started the day prior at second base for the struggling Jeff McNeil. Humbly, he asked for the ball from his first Mets hit. It had some meaning to him. Who would have guessed his stint would be as important and fun as it has turned out to become?

All of this took place just days after getting swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Jorge Lopez glove throwing incident. A week later the Mets went to London and split with the Philadelphia Phillies. Upon their return home, they continued to rally together to win even in the face of adversity. The Edwin Diaz suspension didn’t hurt them as much as it should have. The OMG concert after their walk-off win against the Houston Astros should have been another deathblow. Thanks to good karma built up by Iglesias, it’s just a moment for the hypothetical season DVD.

There isn’t one single moment that made the Mets who they are today. But if you want to find something, Iglesias hustling in what everyone assumed was a meaningless moment helped refuel the ball club. They haven’t looked back since.