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MLB fans are angry after ESPN's ninth-inning player interview

On ESPN, baseball fans scratched their heads and screamed in anger at their keyboards at the end of the broadcast of the exciting second game of the NL Wild Card Series between the Mets and the Brewers.

As the Mets got their last chance to hit in a 5-3 ballgame in the bottom of the ninth at American Family Field, the outlet decided to do a live interview with Milwaukee's Garrett Mitchel – who had just hit the go-ahead home run – in the dugout during a punch attack.

After sideline reporter Jesse Rogers asked a few quick questions, the show refocused on the action in time to see Jose Iglesias fly out to right field.

ESPN interviewed Game 2 hero Garrett Mitchell in the middle of the ninth inning.

The bizarre move at such a crucial moment angered fans, who quickly took to social media to lambast the broadcaster for the decision.

“Uh, @espn, you wanna know what's more important than an in-game interview? THE GAME ITSELF,” one user wrote

“Hi @espn, doing an interview in the dugout during the ninth inning is absolutely inexcusable,” another person wrote.

Jose Iglesias was in action for the Mets during the interview. Getty Images

“So stupid, whoever had this brilliant idea of ​​interviewing the guy two outs before the end of the game should be expelled,” a third person commented.

Rogers spoke with Mitchell after he hit a two-run home run that proved to be the go-ahead in a winner-take-all Game 3 on Thursday.

The Mets had led most of the game before reliever Phil Maton allowed three runs – on two homers – in the bottom of the eighth.

Garrett Mitchell hit the game-winning home run for the Brewers in Game 2. Jason Scenes/New York Post

The two NL teams will face each other one last time at American Family Field on Thursday evening at 7 p.m

Jose Quintana is scheduled to pitch for the Mets and Tobias Myers is ready for Milwaukee.

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