NEW YORK – This Mets' starting pitcher is not pleased with the system.Chris Ba sitt is set to return from the COVID IL on Friday against the Marlins after mi sing a week due to a positive test result. But Ba sitt, who mi sed a total of one start, is not happy with how things played out.Its ridiculous were still doing it, Ba sitt said of MLB's COVID protocols. Stop testing Russell Wilson Jersey it. Stop acting like COVID is far worse than a lot of other things. Im not trying to get too much into it, but I was never sick, never had a symptom. So, sitting out for two weeks or a week for zero symptoms, I dont know.Ba sitt last pitched on June 25, in which he went seven innings, allowing one run to the Miami Marlins. After feeling sluggish Ryan Rua Jersey during the Mets' two-game series against the Houston Astros, Ba sitt decided to test himself, which revealed a positive result.I tested myself just because the only symptom, so-called, that I had was the second game vs. Houston I was just way more sluggish, tired than I usually have been , and having a little girl at home and stuff like that, If I can somewhat be safe, I will, Ba sitt said. I tested myself and it was positive, so I basically had the choice to tell them so I could kind of protect my teammates Jonathan Hernandez Jersey or not say anything and put my teammates at risk a little bit.But, I mean, I never had a symptom. I woke up fine, the next day fine, havent had a symptom since, so I dont know if I made the right decision of saying something or not. I dont know.Ba sitt was forced to mi s his scheduled start against the Texas Rangers on July Bartolo Colon Jersey 1. But while he was away from the team, he was still able to run, workout and throw makeshift bullpen se sions against a park fence in the city.Scroll to ContinueAccording to Ba sitt, he regrets the way he handled learning of his positive result, and may keep it to himself moving forward.Now theyre coming out and saying we po sibly could get tested, we could po sibly come back positive multiple times in a month, he added, so weve got to mi s multiple times I gue s the answer is I should never have said anything. I should never have said that I tested positive, and I probably wont the rest of my career. Kyle Bird Jersey Theres no way, theres no reason.– –
