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One day after some microphone drama, the Mets and Phillies saw tensions rise for a bit early in their Tuesday night matchup.

Juan Soto, up in the bottom of the first inning, called a timeout before a 2-1 pitch in his plate appearance.

But Phillies starter Jesus Luzardo — who was later ejected — did not seem to be a fan of the late signal from the Mets right fielder, and he still fired the ball to home plate despite umpire Willie Traynor granting the timeout.

Soto seemed in disbelief as he stood out of the batter’s box with his right hand up while the Philadelphia lefty walked off the mound, throwing

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