Port St. Lucie, Fla. – As Matt Boyd was doing his post-outing running in right field during the third inning Sunday, Mets right fielder Michael Conforto turned and had a few words for him.
“Yeah, he told me to throw more fastballs,” Boyd said, chuckling.
Boyd and Conforto are old friends. They grew up in the Seattle area and were teammates and roommates at Oregon State. So, it earned some ragging rights when Boyd struck out Conforto with a wicked slider to end the first inning.
“I know him a little bit,” Boyd said of his pitch choice.