When the lefty reliever reflects on his two-week stint with the Mets, he’s most proud of the fact he got to call Jacob deGrom a teammate.
MESA, Ariz. — Anthony Banda’s brief Mets tenure is most remembered for the time he helped win an 11-inning game in Cincinnati last July 19 in his first appearance for the franchise.his two-week stint with the Mets“I don’t think I will see another guy like that in my career,” Banda said Wednesday after a bullpen session at the MLBPA’s workout camp. “When I watched him and just the way he goes about his business that is pretty cool. I had no idea.
“He was very determined to figure out what was wrong with him, but in addition to that he was very determined to stay on top of what he needed to as far as what he could, whether it was lifting, running,” Banda said. “I have been on the shelf before and I have seen guys, and nobody I was around that did that, so it was pretty cool. Just seeing the hard work he did.
DeGrom, who hasn’t pitched since before the All-Star break of last season, will become a Mets focal point once the lockout is resolved and players can report to spring training. Under MLB rules, club officials have been prohibited from communicating with the right-hander since Dec. 2, when the lockout was implemented.
“I don’t want to say depressing or I feel sorry for him, because you can’t control the injuries,” Banda said. “But I wanted to watch him pitch. Just like everybody else. Everybody is a fan of him. They needed him, but you can’t put the blame on anything or anybody because that happens.”
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