Jeurys Familia rejoined the Mets on Thursday, returning to Citi Field as a member of the team’s active roster for the first time since last Oct. 5, when he surrendered a three-run, ninth-inning home run to Conor Gillaspie that gave the San Francisco Giants the victory in the National League wild-card game.
Many Mets fans left the ballpark that night frustrated and deflated and questioning Familia’s ability to close out postseason games. During the 2015 World Series, after all, Familia had three blown saves, although some of that was attributable to bad luck and bad fielding.