YOAN LOPEZ

Tuesday was a rough day for Washington Nationals fans. That meant the call-up of first baseman Joey Meneses to help fill out the lineup. For Meneses, it meant his MLB debut at 30 years old after 12 years in the minors and international baseball. After 10 years in the minors, 30-year-old Joey Meneses just homered in his first MLB game 🙌pic.twitter.com/bMqKew4DY8 — Yahoo Sports MLB (@MLByahoosports) August 3, 2022The solo shot prompted calls of "Jo-ey, Jo-ey, Jo-ey" during his next at-bat. But it was more than enough to deliver some feel-good to a Nationals fanbase that was otherwise having a bad day.

Mets Cardinals Baseball Benches clear during the eighth inning of a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in St. Louis. Cardinals first base coach Stubby Clapp tackled Mets star Pete Alonso near the center of the melee. Jake Woodford (1-0) allowed a run in two-plus innings of relief as St. Louis snapped a season-high three-game losing streak. Dickerson singled home O’Neill to give St. Louis a 1-0 lead. Cardinals: RHP Dakota Hudson (1-1, 3.95 ERA) starts the first of a four-game series Thursday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks and RHP Humberto Castellanos (1-0, 3.00 ERA).

The New York Mets’ hit-by-pitch frustrations boiled over when reliever Yoan López threw a pitch near Nolan Arenado’s head, sparking a benches-clearing brawl that led to Arenado’s ejection in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 10-5 victory.