The Mets brought out the big guns for Game 2.
Owner Steve Cohen had some company in the prime seats behind home plate at American Family Field in former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
It’s the second straight wild-card series outing for Christie, who took in the Mets’ wild Game 1 win on Tuesday.
He even got some face time on TV, as he was featured prominently in the background of Pete Alonso’s first-inning stumble out of the box.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Mets owner Steve Cohen watch during the first inning of Game 2 of a National League wild card baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Milwaukee. APThat comes after he made himself known in the series opener, as ESPN mics picked up his “atta boy!” for Mets starter Luis Severino during a second-inning at-bat against Milwaukee’s Jackson Chourio.
The appearance didn’t go unnoticed by Stephen A. Smith, who shouted out Christie on Wednesday’s “First Take.”
Chris Christie poses for photos before Game Two of the Wild Card Series between the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on October 02, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Getty Images“We’re gonna have to reach out to our buddy, former Governor Chris Christie who was sitting right behind home plate last night, by the way,” Smith said.
The ex-governor has plenty of Amazin’s ties: his son, Andrew, interned with the team in 2015.
Christie was also famously booed after catching a foul ball at a 2017 game — though any bad feelings were not shared by Mets brass, who added him to the team’s Board of Governors in 2021.
