Jose Reyes may have had his issues away from baseball and another brutal year on the field, but his fellow players seem willing to look past all that.
The MLB Players Association announced each team’s finalist for the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award on Friday, and Jose Reyes was selected by his peers as the Mets’ representative.
The award honors a player “whose on-field performance and contributions to his community inspire others to higher levels of achievement” and is part of the annual Players Choice Awards, voted on by members of the MLBPA.
Reyes’ history with domestic violence – including a 51-game suspension in 2016 – and subpar play – he hit .