He crossed in Houston

owner when asked if using technology to steal signs gave him an advantage. He also praised the 2017 Astros team for their talent and playing the game hard.

“I think the thought behind it was to give us an advantage. I’m not sure if it did or didn’t, but I think that was the reasoning behind it,” he said.

Marcus Stroman got knocked around for a couple of runs by the Astros in the fifth inning of a start on Aug. 6, 2017 at Minute Maid Park while pitching for the Blue Jays. Last month, Stroman displayed outrage on his Twitter account by quote-tweeting a video with audible banging that took place during that start.

“S—t makes sense now,” he said on Jan. 20. “I remember wondering how these guys were laying off some of my nasty pitches. Relaying all my signs in live speed to the batter. Ruining the integrity of the game.”

Stroman did not expand on his comments from last month, but Marisnick said he already spoke to him about it.

“He was angry and there’s a lot of people that are angry over this,” Marisnick said. “I’ve had a small conversation with him. I’m not going to get into the details of it. It went well and I’m sure we’ll talk as the season goes on. I gotta go in there and I gotta earn their respect and earn their trust.”

Michael Conforto was asked on Tuesday whether he needs an apology from Marisnick or Davis for their roles in the 2017 scandal. Conforto made it clear that the Mets feel like their involvement with the Astros is in the rearview mirror and he does not expect any animosity.

“Our involvement with it was Carlos and we’ve moved on from that,” Conforto said. “I don’t see us dwelling on that at all. I think J.D. and Jake, they’re our guys now and we’re moving forward. They’re going to be part of a winning season this year.”