Travel issues surrounding the team’s planned trip to Syracuse left many New York Mets players pissed off, according to a reporter.
The Mets hosted a spring training game on Sunday at Port St. Lucie, which is on the east coast of Florida. Their game on Monday was at the Orioles’ home in Sarasota at the complete opposite end of the state. It’s a 2.5-hour drive from one coast to the other. On top of that, the team had plans to travel to Syracuse for a workout on Tuesday to promote their new minor league affiliate. Then they would head to DC to prepare for Thursday’s season-opening game against the Washington Nationals.
Not only is that a lot of traveling in a short period of time, but complicating matters was a 3-hour delay in Monday’s flight due to a mechanical issue that would mean they would arrive in Syracuse around midnight.
Mets are finally going to take off for Syracuse around 9 p.m. – they have been grounded for hours in Sarasota by a mechanical issue.
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) March 26, 2019
The New York Post’s Mike Puma says he was told that a lot of players were pissed off by the delay and complications.
Report I am getting from the Mets plane: Lots of guys pissed off. The delay has been 3.5 hours. Will be landing in Syracuse close to midnight.
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) March 26, 2019
The extra travel plans with the trip to Syracuse has been a point of contention among the team. Pitcher Noah Syndergaard was actually bold enough to speak up about it and ripped the team over the trip.
