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Jessica Mendoza, Mets advisor, rips Mike Fiers for exposing Astros cheating

Carlos Beltran seems to have at least one Mets advisor in his corner.

Because Jessica Mendoza doesn’t mind cheating. Just snitching.

Mendoza, the Mets special assistant and ESPN announcer, criticized former Astros pitcher Mike Fiers for his role in exposing Houston‘s sign-stealing system, which led to the firings of manager A.J. Hinch, general manager Jeff Luhnow and Red Sox manager Alex Cora.

“Honestly, it made me sad for the sport that this is how it all got found out,” Mendoza said on ESPN’s “Golic and Wingo” on Thursday. “This wasn’t something that MLB naturally investigated or other teams complained about because they naturally heard about and then investigation happened.