New Met Marisnick sorry for line
PORT ST. LUCIE — Hours after J.D. Davis expressed regret and embarrassment for his knowledge of the 2017 Astros’ sign-stealing scheme, new Mets outfielder Jake Marisnick echoed his teammate — saying he “feels terribly” about the line that he crossed.
Marisnick, a seven-year big-leaguer, saw his home batting average spike when he played 106 games for the Astros in 2017. He hit .308 (33for-107) at Minute Maid Park — where MLB confirmed the Astros installed a monitor that displayed the center field camera feed immediately outside of the Astros’ dugout — and batted .187 (23-for-123) on the road that season.
The 2017 season, as it turns out, was Marisnick’s best career year (minimum of 70 games played). He was traded to the Mets in December for two low-level minor leaguers.
Marisnick began his press conference Friday by apologizing for “what happened in 2017.” He regrets not speaking up to his teammates, manager, coaches or front office about the Astros’ trash can banging scheme. The 28-year-old said he does not want to be a distraction to the Mets this year.
“I want to say sorry to fans, Major League Baseball, my peers and anybody else who was affected by this,” Marisnick said. “We’re all in a clubhouse and we’re all grown men, and we all had a chance to voice our opinion. That’s something that I regret not doing is, I didn’t say anything on the matter.”
Astros owner Jim Crane — who sidestepped punishment from the league, unlike former GM Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch — said on Thursday that Houston’s batters having knowledge of what pitch was coming “did not impact the game.”
Marisnick, notably, had a similar answer as his former