I don’t want to give you a hard time, but this wasn’t out of line. He hit him low and knocked Tajada’s legs out from under him. The way Tajada went down, it looked to me like he had avoided leg planting. Evidently not so.
Most players in this situation will hop to get their feet off the ground. This prevents injury. Tajada was fielding a bit of a poor throw and couldn’t set up very well.
When a guy goes in cleats high, that is a dirty slide. When he goes in with his body it’s generally a less dangerous move.
Hundreds of these types of plays took place this season.
This was just a take down, and the runner is free to over-run any base at their own risk.
You’ll hardly ever see this type of injury. It was a freak play, but not dirty.
Mets fans will see it that way, but you have to weigh what gone on literally thousands of times, and this wasn’t out of line.
That’s my take. There will be those who see it differently, even here.