Mets' Franciso Lindor hit in the face by wild pitch, Nationals' Steve Cishek ejected

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Both benches cleared during Friday night’s game between the New York Mets and Washington Nationals after relief pitcher Steve Cishek hit Mets star Franciso Lindor in the face with a wild pitch during the fifth inning. 

The 28-year-old shortstop squared up at the plate to bunt with an 0-1 count when Cishek threw an 89-mph fastball that hit Lindor in the face, knocking his helmet right off and sending him straight to the ground. 

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Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets is hit by a pitch thrown by Steve Cishek #33 of the Washington Nationals in the fifth inning by during a baseball game at the Nationals Park on April 8, 2022, in Washington, DC.   (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

A visibly frustrated Buck Showalter immediately walked out of the dugout — and the team followed.

Both teams crowded the field. Several Nationals players went over to check on Lindor who suffered a bloodied lip. 

"I got hit. I was on the ground. I hear scuffles. I look up. My whole entire team is out there. Whole entire coaching staff is out there," Lindor said after the game. "I could see the bullpen sprinting in. That says a lot."

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Cishek was ejected from the game but crew chief Mark Carlson told a pool reporter that he was tossed not for hitting Lindor but because he "continued to escalate the situation after the fact" by "coming in towards the melee, basically."

The benches clear after Steve Cishek #33 of the Washington Nationals hits Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets with a pitch in the fifth inning