Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen apologized Thursday night, saying he falsely accused commissioner Rob Manfred of proposing a plan that would have had New York players stage a one-hour walkout during their scheduled home game against the Miami Marlins.
Van Wagenen's initial comments, in which he criticized the commissioner as someone who "doesn't get it," were caught on video and spread on social media earlier Thursday.
But Van Wagenen issued a statement later Thursday night, saying it was actually Mets COO Jeff Wilpon who proposed the walkout idea -- and not Manfred.