Chris Christie made an appearance at the New York Mets training camp Saturday. And it didn’t take long before fans everywhere drew the same connection between the hefty politician and MLB’s much-maligned new uniform.
The new Nike/Fanatics uniforms have been criticized for many issues, including a poor fit. So fans did not want to see the pudgy former New Jersey governor trying on a uniform.
Christie opted to remain in street clothes as he made his rounds at the Mets’ Clover Park in St. Lucie County, Florida, for a game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Chris Christie has made it to Mets camp. pic.twitter.com/jt7Gfo0t4f
— Metsmerized Online (@Metsmerized) February 24, 2024
Christie, who made his second run for the GOP presidential nomination before dropping out last year, has been on the Mets board of directors since 2021. He is a close friend of team owner Steve Cohen and a regular for games at Citi Field.
Fans turned to X/Twitter to make variations on the same joke about Christie and the new uniform.
Get Chris Christie in uniform asap#LGM https://t.co/VFksK5sicZ pic.twitter.com/SICIJPfmbN
— Mike McDaniel (@MikMcDaniel) February 24, 2024
DO NOT LET HIM TRY ON THE PANTS https://t.co/oS2mBR7heO
— Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) February 24, 2024
Do it. Put on the pants. Plunge this world into darkness https://t.co/zdwvPUyTq5
— spilly (@IAmSpilly) February 24, 2024
Give him a pair of fanatics pants, let’s test something out https://t.co/brZR7F5fdB
— ramsey (@jackwramsey) February 24, 2024
when you’re no longer the fattest person in a mets hat… https://t.co/Mw7yvvMJAJ pic.twitter.com/xB5bcUo0oS
— 7️⃣ (@SevenCostanzaa) February 24, 2024
Do not. Let him. Try on. The pants. https://t.co/v9CnzBf4Fi
— Emily Zanotti 🦝 (@emzanotti) February 24, 2024
Season-long curse placed on the Mets, so sad to see and so preventable https://t.co/zmJCkSnSEG
— Jesse Hawken (@jessehawken) February 24, 2024
[Metsmerized on Twitter/X]
