Round One went to Austin Adams.
The Mets are attempting to even the score in Round Two.
A day after the Mets were angry that Adams, an A’s reliever, imitated the club’s “OMG” dance while celebrating an escape from a jam, Francisco Lindor appeared to send a message in Adams’ direction.
Lindor smacked a third-inning home run Wednesday at Citi Field — his 100th as a Met — and looked toward the visiting bullpen while approaching second base.
The A’s Austin Adams watches on as Francisco Lindor rounds the bases after a home run on Aug. 14, 2024. SNY
Francisco Lindor does the ‘OMG’ celebration to the A’s bullpen after hitting a solo homer on Aug. 14, 2024. SNY
He raised and shook both arms in the air, using the dance move, before finishing rounding the bases on a solo shot that put the Mets up 2-0.
Lindor, who went 2-for-5, also had an RBI single in the Mets’ 9-1 skid-busting win over the A’s.
After the game, Lindor denied directing the motion into the opposing bullpen and said it was toward his own — but one night after the Mets were shown up by Adams, they took the field with more bounce for reasons they did not want to disclose.
Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor reacts after connecting on a solo home run against the Oakland Athletics in the third inning at Citi field in Queens, New York, USA, Wednesday, August 14, 2024. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POSTAdams was with the Mets in spring training but was designated for assignment and traded to Oakland.
An emotional pitcher on the mound, he tapped into every ounce of motivation during a strong fifth inning Tuesday, when he inherited a two-on, no-one-out jam and got out of it.
Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor connects on a solo home run against the Oakland Athletics in the third inning at Citi Field in Queens, New York, USA, Wednesday, August 14, 2024. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST
Austin Adams celebrates after recording the final out of the inning during an Aug. 13 game against the Mets. Charles WenzelbergAfter striking out Francisco Alvarez, he did the “OMG” dance — which accompanies Jose Iglesias’ song — and roared and cursed his way toward his own dugout.
“He [can] do it always, that’s fine,” Edwin Diaz said Tuesday. “But he can’t get mad if we do something to him the next couple of days.”
Lindor was the first to counter Adams, who said before the game that he had never been upset by an opponent celebrating.
