Diamondbacks' Paul Sewald rips 'P.O.S.' Mets fan after confrontation

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Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Paul Sewald returned to Citi Field on Saturday to pitch against the New York Mets – the team he played for from 2017 to 2020.

He closed out the team’s 10-5 victory over the Mets, but he was only able to savor the victory for a few moments. The New York Post reported after the game that the reliever got into a shouting match with Mets fans in the immediate aftermath of the win.

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Paul Sewald of the Arizona Diamondbacks pitches against the Rangers during the World Series at Globe Life Field on Oct. 27, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

Sewald told the newspaper he thought he had "matured a little bit" since he last pitched at Citi Field.

"But I get done with the game, and I got some P.O.S. just out there chirping and swearing, in front of kids, at me, and it just reminds me exactly of what I went through while I was here," he lamented to the New York Post. "So it was just a great reminder of my four years here, unfortunately."

He didn’t divulge what the fan was saying but appeared to be annoyed because it was said in front of children.

"Can’t print the stuff that [the fan] was saying," Sewald said. "Just disappointing he would do that in front of kids. He embarrassed himself. Just par for the course, I guess.

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Paul Sewald of the Diamondbacks delivers a ninth-inning pitch against the Miami Marlins at Chase Field on May 25, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Norm Hall/Getty Images)

"I also said some things that I probably wouldn’t want printed. It’s just