In case you missed it, Yoenis Cespedes pulled off the craziest Irish Goodbye I’ve ever heard of when he completely ghosted the Mets yesterday.
Before their afternoon game against the Braves, it was reported that the Mets couldn’t find their star outfielder. They went to his room and they couldn’t find him, and they couldn’t reach him via cell phone either.
Naturally, social media lost it’s mind and made every joke and floated every single conspiracy theory imaginable.
There were two possible theories that were going around on social media. From “he forgot it was a day game and he’s probably out golfing,” to “the cartel has him and he might be dead.” It spread like wildfire. (BTW, the cartel theory is from the fact that the cartels may have helped Cespedes escape from Cuba, and he still owes them money.)
Fortunately, neither of those conspiracy theories came true. The real reason for his disappearance was that Yo decided to pack his bags and dip during the dead of night without saying anything to anyone.
How can you blame him? The Mets are horrible this year. They are 4-7 with an offense that doesn’t score runs and a bullpen that is so bad that their closer is nicknamed Edlose.
Keep in mind, Cespedes is in a contract year and he just decided to say screw it, I’m not playing. This is his last chance to make an impression on teams so he can make one more big contract, and he decides to vanish into thin air.
This is such a Mets thing to have happen. They are an absolute dumpster fire.
I almost feel bad for Mets fans. Almost.