The New York Mets just lost their primary designated hitter. Yoenis Cespedes, who had hit a couple of home runs this season but couldn’t truly get going at the plate, opted out of the season on Sunday in controversial fashion.
The slugger didn’t announce his decision until after Sunday’s New York Mets game against the Atlanta Braves had already started, and he did it, according to reports, through his agent. The team even released a statement explaining that they hadn’t heard from Cespedes.
Anyway, the Mets need to move on, despite the fact that they had basically planned their entire designated hitter spot plan around Cespedes.