Ahead of the New York Mets series opener in Philadelphia, right-handed starter Jacob deGrom addressed the media corps in response to Mets’ manager Mickey Callaway‘s and left-handed starter Jason Vargas‘ post-game altercation with Newsday beat reporter Tim Healey on Sunday.
DeGrom informed reporters he was speaking on behalf of his teammates and proceeded to take a captain-like role, attempting to diffuse the situation even further after general manager Brodie Van Wagenen and Callaway had already both taken their turn with the press.
“The players had a meeting today and we decided we would like one person to talk about the situation that went on. It was a tough loss yesterday […] Sometimes tensions run high. We understand we have a job to do, as does the media — you guys have a job to do. We don’t anticipate that happening again.”
“We know this is a big series. We’re playing very important baseball right now and we need to start winning. I think our main focus after having that meeting is to move forward from this, turn the page on it, and focus on this series we have with the Phillies.”
We’ll keep you updated as more information becomes available.
