Mets Drop the Hammer: 'Stopped at 4 Out of Respect for Jayden Daniels'

The New York Mets just claimed the crown for the most savage troll job of the summer — and it wasn't even against a division rival. It was aimed squarely at Jayden Daniels, the Washington Commanders QB who's currently in a bizarre standoff with his alma mater over the No. 5 jersey.

For those living under a rock: Daniels' attorney sent LSU a cease-and-desist over the Tigers giving cornerback DJ Pickett the No. 5 — the same digits Daniels wore during his 2023 Heisman romp. Yes, it's as absurd as it sounds. And the internet has been feasting on it like a late-night snack.

StubHub said it would no longer offer tickets in groups of 5. TRICON Garage pulled its No. 5 truck from a race. Minor League Baseball joked about a postponed game resuming at 5:05 p.m. in the fifth inning. Cute, all of it.

But the Mets? They went full chef's kiss.

After dropping the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Friday night — the Commanders' next-door neighbors in the nation's capital, mind you — the Mets posted a graphic that instantly broke the internet:

"Stopped at 4 out of respect for Jayden Daniels."

That's it. That's the tweet. And it's brutally beautiful.

The post has already racked up over 108,000 likes and 8,700 retweets, because of course it has. The Mets, who sit 22nd in MLB with 514 runs scored, somehow made scoring just four runs look like a power move.

Is it petty? Absolutely. Is it hilarious? Undeniably. The Mets may not be lighting up the scoreboard this season, but they're absolutely lighting up the group chat.