The New York Mets reside in the National League East, the hardest division in baseball. No other division in MLB finished 2019 with four teams with a .500 record or better. The NL East also boasts the reigning World Series champion Washington Nationals.
Well, the division may not be as grand in 2020. A number of stars have contracted COVID-19 or have opted out of playing this season. Among those who have opted out are the Atlanta Braves’ Nick Markakis and Felix Hernandez, and Ryan Zimmerman and Joe Ross of the Washington Nationals.
An even larger number have contracted the disease.