. . . to ward off amazingly idiotic patrons:

Cops called out a rowdy baseball buff who tried to take on Mr. Met.

At a recent game, the drunken fan manhandled the Amazin’s smiling, giant-baseball-headed mascot, police said. He also allegedly knocked down kids and took a swing at a security guard.

The action happened at last Saturday’s thriller, which ended with a 3-2 Met come-from-behind win against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Christian Hansen of Gowanus, Brooklyn, was seen “harassing Mr. Met and pushing little children out of the way” at Shea Stadium, a law-enforcement source said.

When security officials told the soused sports nut to leave, he refused.

See also: Mr. Met.