In a career full of highlights, one ex-Yankees slugger 'couldn't stand' being on the Mets.
New York Yankees“When I got traded to the Mets, man, I was like there’s no way I could play with the Mets,”. “Because when I play for a team, it means something to me. And I played with the Braves — couldn’t stand the Mets. I played with the Yankees — I really don’t like the Mets. And you’re asking me to leave this allegiance that I have internally — because it’s more than just a unform to me — to go play for the Mets? I hate the Mets. I was so happy when they traded me.
“When I got the call that I was traded to the Mets — in that conversation, or maybe my next conversation — I did an interview with some reporter and the reporter mentioned to me, ‘Hey, David, hold tight because I heard you are going to be traded back to the American League,’” Justice told Verlander. “So that gave me hope. And then all of a sudden a couple days later, boom, traded to Oakland. Happy as can be.
In 2001, Justice had a .241/.333/.430 line with 18 home runs and 51 RBIs in 111 games . He again was a part of a team that reached the World Series, though the Yankees fell short against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Justice had a .233 average and .712 OPS with one home and five RBIs.
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