Mets miffed over getting hit

The New York Mets are upset after several of their hitters have been hit by pitches over the first few weeks of the season. Mets pitcher Chris Bassitt says bad baseballs are to blame. The actual problem is probably multifaceted, ranging from cold weather to bad luck. The Mets have been hit 19 times this season in 20 games, which leads the league by a wide margin. MLB-wide hit-by-pitch rates are actually down slightly.

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Childhood friends Lucius Fox and Jazz Chisholm Jr. became the first pair of players born in the Bahamas to appear in the same MLB game since 1961. Chisholm, a second baseman, led off Wednesday night’s game for the Miami Marlins against the Washington Nationals, who started Fox at shortstop . ... Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora rejoined the team in Toronto after missing the past six games because of COVID-19.