Mets manager Carlos Mendoza was ejected in the third inning of Monday's game vs. the San Diego Padres after arguing balls and strikes with home plate umpire Emil Jimenez.

Carlos Mendoza did not want Juan Soto to be ejected. And so the Mets manager charged onto the field and got himself tossed instead. Mendoza earned his fifth career ejection and third of the season in the third inning Monday night at Petco Park,

Tensions flared at Petco Park on Monday night during the New York Mets' game when manager Carlos Mendoza was forced to step in to protect his star player, Juan Soto, in a heated ar