Mets starting pitcher Chris Bassitt didn’t mince words when he expressed frustration and concern for the well-being of his teammates after three more New York batters were drilled by pitches in Tuesday night’s 3–0 win over the Cardinals, bringing the team’s league-leading total to 18 HBP’s through 19 games.
Bassitt placed the bulk of the blame on MLB and the baseballs, which he says are “all different.”
“It’s extremely annoying to see your teammates constantly get hit, and if you get hit by certain pitches it is what it is, but to get hit in the head the amount that we’re getting hit is unbelievable,” Bassitt said postgame, per SNY. “I had some close calls tonight, and I’ve been hit in the face [by a line drive] and I don’t want to do that to anybody ever, but MLB has a very big problem with the baseballs. They’re bad. Everyone in the league knows it. Every pitcher knows it. They’re bad.
