San Francisco Chronicle

Mets’ Harvey apologizes to players for no-show

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A contrite Matt Harvey rejoined the Mets on Tuesday and apologized to his teammates after serving his three-day suspension for skipping a game last weekend.

Harvey also apologized to fans who attended Sunday’s game expecting to see him start against Miami. Instead, he was sent home for not arriving at the ballpark for a game the night before.

He acknowledg­ed that he went out Friday night, played golf Saturday morning and did not come to the park for Saturday night’s game. The New York Post reported that Harvey was at a Manhattan club until early Saturday morning, which Harvey acknowledg­ed Tuesday. Britton out for a while: The Orioles have been reluctant to offer many details regarding the next step for Zach Britton, but it appears the team is preparing for its All-Star closer to miss the next 45 to 60 days, according to an industry source. Briefly: Major League Baseball upheld a one-game suspension of Minnesota third baseman Miguel Sano for his role in a scrap with Detroit last month . ... A group of major-leaguers from Venezuela is criticizin­g President Nicolas Maduro’s crackdown on antigovern­ment protests, which has left more than 30 people dead . ... Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said Justin Wilson has replaced Francisco Rodriguez as the Tigers’ closer. Rodriguez has blown four of 11 save chances, including two against the A’s over the weekend . ... Philadelph­ia acquired right-handed reliever Casey Fien from Seattle for cash.

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