Austin Adams saved his best Broadway-ready celebration for the New York Mets in the Athletics’ 9-4 win at Citi Field on Tuesday.
Looking to preserve a 7-4 lead in the fifth inning, the A’s reliever was called in to replace starter Joe Boyle, who was pulled after allowing three runs in the inning.
Adams took care of business, striking out Jeff McNeil, getting Jose Iglesias to pop out and making Francisco Alvarez swing before busting out the “OMG” celebration that Iglesias and the Mets do after every home run in Queens.
The 33-year-old Adams was signed by the Mets over the offseason and was outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse in February before being traded to the A’s for cash considerations in March.
And although it appeared as a direct taunt to every Mets player and fan in attendance, A’s manager Mark Kotsay, expressed to reporters postgame that he wasn’t bothered by …