Mets apologize to Marlins for soggy field that forced doubleheader - ESPN

NEW YORK — The sloppy field that caused a costly postponement for the Miami Marlins left the New York Mets all wet.

Mets owner Steven Cohen apologized to the Marlins on Wednesday for the circumstances that led to Tuesday night's series opener between the teams getting washed out. The game was rescheduled as part of a doubleheader Wednesday, affecting Miami's pitching plans in the final days of a heated playoff race and angering team officials, according to a report by The Athletic.

«Our sincere apologies to the Marlins and their fans for having to postpone last night's game,» Cohen posted Wednesday on X. «We know how important this series is to the Marlins and every effort was made to get the field playable.»

Our sincere apologies to the Marlins and their fans for having to postpone last night's game. We know how important this series is to the Marlins and every effort was made to get the field playable.

The infield at Citi Field wasn't covered with a tarp for at least some portion of last weekend, when rain from Tropical Storm Ophelia began pelting New York City for four straight days. The tarp was on the field Tuesday, but when showers finally subsided in the late afternoon and the tarp was removed, the field was soggy.

Members of the Mets' grounds crew worked for about three hours attempting to dry and smooth the infield and get the surface in playing shape, to no avail.

A message on the scoreboard long before the scheduled 7:10 p.m. start alerted fans the game would be delayed, and another message read: «Tropical Storm Ophelia brought heavy precipitation to the area. We are trying to make the field conditions playable.»

Major League Baseball representatives huddled on the field with Marlins general manager Kim Ng,