New York Post

Mets to don black jerseys on Fridays

- By MIKE PUMA

The Mets will be back in black — Fridays at Citi Field.

A day after owner Steve Cohen, in a YouTube chat, said the team’s alternate black jerseys would return in some capacity this season, Pete Alonso on Tuesday let slip with the organizati­on’s plan.

“Friday night blacks at home, that is going to be fun,” Alonso said. “So mark it in your calendars.”

The team first began wearing the alternate black jerseys in the 1990s but discontinu­ed them in recent seasons.

Alonso was asked about the clubhouse reaction to the black jerseys returning.

“Everyone was like, ‘Let’s f---ing go,’ ” Alonso said. “It was awesome. Everybody is fired up and I hope Mets fans are fired up, too. It’s going to be special.”

Too much Jacob deGrom on normal rest can’t be a bad thing.

The Mets ace is scheduled to pitch Thursday night’s opener in Washington and return five days later, skipping ahead of the No. 5 spot in the rotation, according to the alignment announced by manager Luis Rojas.

Rojas had the option of pitching deGrom on the sixth day because Friday is blank on the schedule, following the opener.

It will leave the Mets with an alignment of deGrom, Marcus Stroman and David Peterson for the opening series in Washington. The ensuing series in Philadelph­ia is scheduled to open with Taijuan Walker starting for the Mets, followed by deGrom then likely Joey Lucchesi (or an opener pitching ahead of the lefthander). Stroman would pitch the Mets’ home opener a week from Thursday.

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