The Dodgers punched their ticket to the NLCS, setting up a matchup with the New York Mets.
With the NLCS increasing in intensity, the New York Mets are finding different ways of pushing through.
During Game 3 of their series at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, some players were seen wearing the number 40 as eye black.
Sean Manaea, Jose Quintana and Jesse Winker were among those players.
Mets pitching staff and teammates are wearing No. 40 on their face to show support for Luis Severino 👏 pic.twitter.com/pW2FE0ULMl
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 17, 2024
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Why did they do so? It came down to supporting one of their own, as pitcher Luis Severino, who wears No. 40, started the game.
Fellow pitcher Kodai Senga, who also wore the eye black, signaled "40" with his hands during player introductions ahead of the game, giving their teammate extra moral support in a pivotal moment.
Kodai Senga flashes a 40 (with 40 eyeblack) to the Citi Field crowd for Luis Severino pic.twitter.com/cLXEJz56uI
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) October 16, 2024
Severino, who made his postseason debut in 2017 with the New York Yankees, entered the game with a 2-4 playoff record and a 5.01 ERA across 13 appearances. One of those wins came against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of the 2024 Wild Card Series, which the Mets won 8-4.
