A month before champagne was spraying in the Mets clubhouse, there was something with a far fouler scent permeating their Triple-A team’s home.
The Las Vegas 51s have come under criticism for the poor condition of their stadium — Cashman Field — after the clubhouse was flooded with feces during an Aug. 22 game. The Las Vegas Review Journal obtained two admonishing letters from Pacific Coast League commissioner Branch Rickey III to Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, which is the park’s landlord.
“That particular problem is representative of what are more regular and pervasive infrastructure issues,” Rickey wrote, according to the paper.