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What the Mets thought about Steven Matz catching sharks

PORT ST. LUCIE — Some players pass their idle afternoons on the golf course during spring training.

Fishing with @BlacktipH was no joke. They got me and @GilmartinSean hooked up with some sharks! pic.twitter.com/ci8RYFcJ8i

— Steven Matz (@Smatz88) February 21, 2017

Steven Matz and Sean Gilmartin, though, recently went deep-sea fishing, and Matz nearly sent Mets fans into a frenzy by posting a picture of him holding a live bull shark he caught. There was also video of him trying to grab the back of the shark while it tried to wriggle away.