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There are words on social media about Jesse Winker after his beef with the Brewers' Willy Adames

It's logical to assume that many Milwaukee Brewers fans have more than a little dislike for New York Mets outfielder Jesse Winker.

But he certainly made things worse in the second inning of Game 1 of the National League wild-card series Tuesday afternoon at American Family Field.

They hate him now.

Winker, who was injured for most of last season, played a mostly forgettable 76 games while wearing the Brewers jersey. He was booed in his two key appearances in the Brewers' losses to the Diamondbacks in the NL wild-card round last season.

New York Mets outfielder Jesse Winker (3) hits a two-run triple in the second inning against the Milwaukee Brewers in the first game of the wild-card round on Tuesday at American Family Field.

New York Mets outfielder Jesse Winker (3) hits a two-run triple in the second inning against the Milwaukee Brewers in the first game of the wild-card round on Tuesday at American Family Field.

He is now being booed louder and more often.

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Winker's two-run triple off Brewers starter Freddy Peralta brought the Mets back into the game and tied the score at two. He then immediately decided to say a few things to his former teammate Willy Adames after reaching third base.

Winker reportedly had back pain, but some players apparently play better when they're angry (although Winker was also 6-for-18 with two homers in his career against Peralta).

Winker was hit by a pitch in the fifth inning while his replacement, JD Martinez, hit a two-run single.

Of course, there was a lot of excitement on social media after Winker seemed to have no trouble exchanging unpleasantries following his huge success.

This article originally appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Social media has spoken out about Jesse Winker after his feud with Willy Adames