Buying a ticket to a baseball game gives you the right to express displeasure with the home team if you feel they’re not giving a suitable effort or playing badly. Maybe that reaction isn’t always fair, but it’s part of being a fan. And it’s also part of being a professional athlete.
For our WISE Sports Radio baseball segment, we discussed Javier Baez and other New York Mets players giving a thumbs-down to fans for how they’ve reacted to the team’s poor performance recently. It’s a gesture that team management definitely didn’t support.
By the way, this is why Mets fans are booing Javy Baez:
Baez is batting .210 with a .708 OPS and 22 strikeouts in 66 plate appearances with the Mets since being traded over from the Chicago Cubs. He’s a big reason the Mets have struggled since the MLB trade deadline. The Detroit Tigers need a shortstop for next season. Baez is not the guy they should pursue.
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Ian Casselberry 