WATCH: Mets fans cheer as Carlos Mendoza gets ejected after José Iglesias was called out on strikes

Carlos Mendoza was given the ol' heave-ho for the first time as the New York Mets manager. He got engaged in a hot talk with the referee over an 'unfair' strikeout, which got him ejected.

In the seventh inning, Jose Iglesias was at-bat against the pitcher Peter Lambert and had already served two strikes with a slider and a sweeper. For the next three pitches, he threw a foul and two balls, while the fourth one was a sweeper and Iglesias was called out for the strike.

Jose Iglesias protested for a bit, but then Carlos Mendoza intervened from the dugout and protested against the HP umpire, Jeremie Rehak. He may have crossed the line, which had Rehak sending him off to the clubhouse.

However, the fans had a strange reaction to this ordeal. They were enjoying the dispute that broke out between the Mets manager and the umpire. There haven't been many cases where Mendoza has lost his cool in the past, so this was something new for the fans.

Mendoza believed that the pitch landed above the strike zone and should be reconsidered. However, the umpire did not agree to that presumption and straight away ejected the manager from the game.

Carlos Mendoza did not defend Edwin Diaz on his ejection

A couple of weeks ago, Edwin Díaz suffered an ejection in a game against the Chicago Cubs. In that game, the Mets were clinging to a 5-2 lead when the star closer entered the ninth inning with "sticky stuff," which would be considered as foreign substance use.

Díaz now faces a 10-game suspension, though he denies any wrongdoing. The Mets closer insisted it was just a cocktail of rosin, sweat, and dirt – a grip-boosting mix any pitcher might use. But the umpires weren't buying it. Manager Carlos Mendoza also offered no support.

"They thought it was too much," Mendoza said. "Díaz kept saying it was Rosin, sweat, and dirt. They thought he crossed the line there. Obviously, the rules are the rules and they made the decision to throw him out."

Mendoza just mentioned how important it is to follow the MLB rules. So, even though the team will take a hit from this, they'll keep on moving forward. Since then, the New York Mets have won 11 out of 17 matches.