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- Updated: August 3, 2016
NEW YORK — After arriving back in Queens on Tuesday, his home for eight seasons, one of Jonathon Niese’s first orders of business was to patch some wounds.
Back in February, fresh off his trade from the Mets to the Pirates, Niese made a cutting comment about looking forward to playing behind Pittsburgh’s defense. The implication was clear: that the Pirates could place better defenders behind a pitcher who gave up 62 unearned runs over his final six seasons in New York.
Never did Niese guess he would be back in New York seven months later, forced to relive his words.
“I know my teammates, and I think they knew what I meant by what I said,” Niese said. “I really didn’t mean to criticize the Mets’ defense. All I really said was that I was excited to pitch in front of the Pirates’ defense. It’s unfortunate …
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