Statcast of the Day: Inciarte leaves all in awe

NEW YORK — Minutes after the catch that broke the Mets’ hearts, Ender Inciarte sat at his locker, glued to his phone.

Checking messages?

“No, I just want to see what people are saying about it,” the Braves’ center fielder said.

• Inciarte broke a lot of Mets fans’ hearts with amazing grab

Here’s what they’re saying: It’s one of the best catches they’ve seen, one of the best finishes you could have for a game in a pennant race. They’re saying they thought Yoenis Cespedes had just won the game for the Mets with a dramatic home run, only to see Inciarte steal it away from him.

The Braves came away from Citi Field with a 4-3 win and a three-game sweep of the postseason-chasing Mets, but the score tells only a very small part of the story.

There’s so much more, beginning with this: According to Statcast™, Cespedes hit the ball with an exit velocity of 101.7 mph and a launch angle of 28 degrees. Such batted balls are a hit 84 percent of the time and a home run 72 percent of the time.

This one was neither, because Inciarte ran 104 feet with a top speed of 19.2 mph. Not only that, but his first step was minus-0.73 seconds, which means he was moving before the ball even hit Cespedes’ bat.

“Probably the best catch I’ve ever seen,” Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman said. “I still can’t wrap my mind around it.”

The Braves will be seeing it on their highlight films for months to come. The Mets will be seeing it in their …

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