The Mets announced after today’s game that Yoenis Cespedes has chosen to opt out of the remainder of the 2020 season due to ‘COVID-19 related reasons.’ The Mets were informed of this decision by Cespedes’s agent ‘late’ in today’s game against the Atlanta Braves.
This makes Cespedes the 19th player to opt out of the season thus far.
General manager Brodie Van Wagenen said that the team had no idea that Cespedes was considering opting out. In a Zoom call with members of the press, Van Wagenen said “We support every player’s right to make this type of decision.