GROUP ECLIPSE

Many of the Mets gathered in the outfield at Citi Field Monday afternoon and using team-supplied, certified eclipse glasses, watched as the moon passed in front of the sun.

“It was cool,” reliever Jerry Blevins said. “I got to nerd out for a little bit.”

There were about 30 players, coaches and support personnel out watching the celestial event. The reaction was mixed from Blevins, who geeked out, to some who said they had expected more drama.

In New York there was only a partial eclipse, but back in his native Wyoming, Brandon Nimmo said he family got to see a total eclipse.

“I think that would have been cool,” Nimmo said. “My parents said it went dark and the stars started to come out.”

Citi Field will be a better spot for the next solar eclipse in the United State, which will happen on April 2024.