The Washington Nationals fell to the New York Mets 5-3 Monday as they were unable to climb out of a 4-0. However, Adam Eaton and Todd Frazier stole the headlines.
The two had to be separated by Mets players and umpires after Eaton was jogging past Frazier after a 4-6-3 double play to end the third inning.
The confrontation was caught on camera by MASN in between innings brought to light the ongoing feud between the former teammates.
They played one season together while with the Chicago White Sox, and it’s apparent the two didn’t see eye-to-eye. So much so, Eaton had words about Frazier last year.
Monday for whatever reason Frazier had Eaton on his mind, and vice versa. One thing led to another, and the light once again shines on the two dislike for each other.
Following the game, Frazier passed off comment of the situation, saying “it was nothing,” however, Eaton wasn’t so passive as he detailed the third-inning incident.
“I don’t know. Gosh, who knows what goes through that guy’s mind? He’s chirping all the way across the infield,” Eaton said of Frazier per Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post. “He must really like me, cause, he wants to get my attention it seems like every time we come into town.
Eaton didn’t stop there as he went on to call out Frazier.
“He’s one of those guys who always says it loud enough that you hear it but can’t understand it,” Eaton continued. “So, he’s making a habit of it. I ignored him a couple times chirping coming across.
“But, I had it to the point where I’m not going to say the saying I want to say but you got to be a man at some point. So, I turned around, had a few choice words with him. It’s funny [I] was walking towards him, he didn’t really want to walk towards me, but as soon as someone held him back then he was all of a sudden he was really impatient, like trying to get towards me. Just being Todd Frazier. What’s new?”
Eaton went on to call Frazier’s actions “very childish” and he was surprised that the feud between the two was still ongoing.
The Nationals and Mets are set for Game 2 of their Tuesday at Citi Field. While the Nationals are struggling to keep pace in the NL East with a 19-27 record, eyes will certainly be glued now at any moment Eaton and Frazier are close to one another.
