2024-07-23 23:41:20
New York Mets right-hander and former New York Yankees ace Luis Severino revealed last week that he told his former teammates with the Yankees that they “only two good batsmen“After they joked about right-handers being afraid to go against them.
Severino later explained that he was just joking with an old friend who still supports the Yankees from afar.
“There were a lot of people there, but I knew everyone on the team knew I was joking,” Severino told The New York Post on Monday. “A lot of fans are crazy about it. What I really care about is the team and they know I’m joking. Sometimes people get angry, but at the end of the day, I don’t want to hurt anyone.”
But Yankees star Juan Soto — who was in his first season with the team without playing with current Mets pitchers — responded to Severino’s jab at the Yankees respond.
“That’s it. They can think whatever they want.” Soto told ESPN Tuesday.
Severino’s joke was based on how the Yankees’ lineup is overly reliant on 2022 AL MVP Aaron Judge and Soto, who have combined to hit 60 of the team’s 146 home runs this season. The pair of 2024 All-Star starters are also the only two daily active players on the Yankees with an OPS above .750, considered roughly average.
Soto, who played in his fourth MLB All-Star Game last week, totaled 25 homers and 71 RBIs while hitting .311/. 435 as the Yankees took on the Mets on Tuesday night. /.594 slash.
In his first season with the Mets, Severino posted a 3.58 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 88 strikeouts in 115.2 innings (19 starts). Severino had a 6.65 ERA in his final season with the Yankees (2023) and has not played a full season since 2018 due to elbow and shoulder injuries, among other reasons.
The Yankees and Mets met in Queens earlier this season, with the Mets sweeping both games and defeating the Yankees 21-9. They will face off for the final time this week in the Bronx, but Severino is not expected to start either game.
The two teams are heading in opposite directions. While the Yankees are 60-42 — a good mark for an AL wild-card seed and 1.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles for first place in the AL East — they have struggled in the past 30 years. Lost 20 games. On the other hand, while the Mets are only 51-48 — a good mark for the third wild-card seed in the NL and third in the NL East — they have won 27 of their last 40 games. field. Baseballer Pete Alonso, who will become a free agent next winter.
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