He addressed the Mets before the game and reminded them that life was short and told them to honor Fernandez by playing hard, as he did. Mets’ veteran utility man Kelly Johnson said it was Collins’s idea to embrace the Marlins. But when he saw Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom offer hugs despite the cast on his surgically repaired right elbow, Stanton was moved. Despite his strong pitching of late, Mets starter Bartolo Colon was no match for the power of Fernandez’s legacy. Colon left the game with only one out in the third inning, the Mets trailing by 6-0.

Source: New York Times September 27, 2016 04:18 UTC