Phil Maton spent loads of time within the Citi Discipline outfield Thursday afternoon, when numerous Mets gamers and coaches came visiting to hug and discuss with their former teammate.
The Mets’ entrance workplace can be forgiven if it have been much less enthusiastic to see him.
Maton, now a Cardinal, stated he heard as soon as from the Mets this offseason — in early November, when president of baseball operations David Stearns known as to tell him the membership was declining his 2025 choice price $7.75 million.
Maton stated he wasn’t certain if he was shocked by the workforce’s choice however “obviously disappointed about it,” he added. “It’s what it’s.