On the first women's day at Citi Field, many of the Mets players looked different before the game, writing "Women in Baseball" on their backs. He was wearing a torn sports shirt.
The game itself also sounds different.
Her 13 players for the Mets changed the music of their walk-up to celebrate female artists before hosting the Reds on Wednesday. Mets starter Taijuan Walker warmed up to Beyoncé's "Run the World (Girls)."
Others:
Pete Alonso: Stevie Nicks' Edge of Seventeen
Mark Kanha:Alanis Morissette
Eduardo Escobar: Beyonce
Luis Guerme: Lizzo's "Juice"
Francisco Lindor: Ghost's "My Boo" Town DJ
Sterling Marte: Jenny Rivera's "Inolvidable"
James McCann: Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" and "Wannabe" Spice Girls
Jeff MacNeil: Hilary Duff's "What Dreams Are Made Of"
Thomas Nido: "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" Serena
Brandon Nemo: "Hey! I feel like a woman! By Shania Twain
Darrin Rough: "We R Who We R" by Kesha
Daniel Vogelbach: "Milkshake" by Kelis
Before the game, the Mets hosted a panel featuring women from the club's front office. Elisabeth Benn, Major League Director of Operations, Janaki Cash, Director of Revenue Innovation Strategy, Lorraine Hamilton, Executive of Special Events Broadcasting, Lorraine Hamilton, Vice President of Ballpark Operations , and Erica Scherzer, Max's wife. The panel was hosted by Mets in-game host Emily Lepert,
baseball pitcher from Queens and recently named Olivia Picciardo to her team for the 2022 Women's National Baseball threw the first pitch of the first pitch.
"It means a lot to me and our organization," manager Buck Showalter said of the first celebration of women in sport. And why hasn't it been?I mean, sometimes we think we've had contributions this year from people in organizations who happen to be women.
This realization, but now it is, so it's very important."
