Mets fans are voicing their discontent after their team showed the Pride flag during the playing of the national anthem Friday night.
Just before their game against the Tampa Bay Rays, as fans stood for the playing of the national anthem, spectators expecting to see the Stars & Stripes on the jumbotron were instead shown the Pride flag.
BREAKING - The New York Mets have chose to display the Pride flag in place of the American flag during the national anthem.
— Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) June 14, 2025
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It didn’t take long for fans on X to express their anger, especially since the incident occurred on Flag Day.
Disgusting
— Fred Simon (@FredSimonTLM) June 14, 2025
@NewYorkMets life long fan here, but you've gone too far. Flag Day? And you did this instead of the nation's flag? Even if it wasn't flag day... to fly a LGBTQ flag during the National Anthem is a disgrace!
— Brad Michaels (@BradMichaels65) June 15, 2025
This is egregious.
— Sylvia Quinn (@quinn31960) June 14, 2025
Playing the anthem while raising that separatist flag is despicable.
Boycott the New York Mets! 😠
Hey @StevenACohen2 is this true? You’ll lose half your fanbase so fast that your head will spin.
— Nick D'Agostino (@realNickDags) June 14, 2025
@Mets what’s wrong with you flying a pride flag on our US Flag Day. @MLB has degenerated to this.
— Susan❤️🔥Voxsusana (@voxsusana16) June 15, 2025
All MLB teams hold LGBTQ+ events during Pride Month, except for the Texas Rangers. However, this is a first as far as a team displaying the Pride flag during the national anthem.
The Mets have yet to make a public statement addressing the incident.
