Cespedes leaves shiny necklace on diamond
Yoenis Cespedes left it all on the diamond Wednesday night — or at least, probably several thousand dollars’ worth.
The New York Mets slugger snapped his glitzy necklace during a hard slide into second base in the first inning of a game against the Atlanta Braves, scattering gems around the infield.
Cespedes hustled into the bag after blooping a ball down the right field line, and second baseman Ozzie Albies jumped over him while receiving a throw from the outfield. Cespedes was stretching after the play when he noticed one of his necklaces was broken, pulled it off his neck and furiously threw it to the ground.
The Mets telecast showed what appeared to be diamonds glistening in the dirt near the bag. A half-inning later, New York second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera and second base umpire Bill Welke stooped around the base, apparently picking up pieces of the necklace.
Umpires: Mets third baseman Todd
Frazier is asking for a meeting with baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred over his growing frustration with the way umpires are calling balls and strikes.
Frazier criticized umpiring around the majors after New York’s 7-0 loss to Atlanta on Wednesday.
“I’d like to sit down with Manfred or anybody at MLB and talk to them about it, because it’s rubbing everybody the wrong way,” Frazier said. “You have to be better than that.”
Diamondbacks: Arizona reached an agreement with Maricopa County that, among other things, would give the franchise the immediate right to explore rebuilding Chase Field or moving to another site.
The agreement stipulates the team will play at Chase Field for at least five more seasons unless a new facility is ready elsewhere in Maricopa County, which the county termed “unlikely.”
Yankees: New York starter Jordan Montgomery could miss up to eight weeks because of an injury to his left elbow.
Giants: San Francisco right-hander
Johnny Cueto may meet with specialist Dr. James Andrews on the Giants upcoming road trip to get his sore pitching elbow evaluated.