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Mets’ Javier Báez, Francisco Lindor Apologize For Giving Thumbs Down Gestures To Fans: ‘I Just Felt Like We Were Alone’

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)New York Mets manager Luis Rojas held a team meeting Tuesday morning to address the thumbs down gestures from a few of the players.

Javier Báez offered an explanation Sunday, saying, “It feels bad when I strike out and I get booed.”

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Team president Sandy Alderson released a statement calling Báez’s comments “totally unacceptable.”

The main culprits, Báez and Francisco Lindor, stepped up to the mic to apologize for their actions.

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“I didn’t say the fans are bad … I just felt like we were alone.