The New York Mets apparently pulled the plug on boxers Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia throwing out the first pitch earlier this week because of their altercation earlier in the day.
Pittsburgh Pirates veteran reliever Aroldis Chapman has been suspended two games by MLB after he had a heated argument with a home plate umpire who ejected him.
Jerry Grote, a former New York Mets catcher who won a World Series with the team, died at a Texas hospital on Sunday, according to a team spokesman. He was 81.
Mets reliever Yohan Ramirez was ejected Saturday for throwing behind Rhys Hoskins, one day after Hoskins slid hard into Jeff McNeil and benches cleared.
The New York Mets honored slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller before their home opener against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, just days after he was fatally shot during a traffic stop.