Bad baseballs? New York Mets angry after rash of HBPs


              Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Zack Greinke delivers during the team's baseball game against the Chicago White Sox Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease grips a baseball while delivering to a Kansas City Royals batter during a game Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Zack Greinke grips a baseball during the team's against the Chicago White Sox Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Zack Greinke looks at a baseball during the team's game against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease grips a baseball during the team's game against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              New York Yankees's Josh Donaldson (28) is hit by a pitch against the Cleveland Guardians during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 24, 2022 in New York. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
            
              Arizona Diamondbacks' Seth Beer (28) spins in the batter's box after being hit by a pitch as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith, left, reaches for the ball during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
            
              St. Louis Cardinals' Edmundo Sosa is hit by a pitch during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              New York Mets' J.D. Davis doubles over after being hit by a pitch during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in St. Louis. Davis left the game. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              New York Mets' Pete Alonso is taken to the ground by St. Louis Cardinals first base coach Stubby Clapp (82) and Alonso's jersey is grabbed by Cardinals relief pitcher Genesis Cabrera, left, as benches clear during a scuffle in the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in St. Louis. Clapp was ejected from the game. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              Chicago White Sox's Josh Harrison is hit by a pitch from Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Daniel Lynch during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
            
              Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez grimaces next to a trainer after being hit by a pitch during the seventh inning of the team's baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
            
              Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) reacts after being hit by a pitch in the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers of a baseball game on Sunday, April 17, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
Bad baseballs? New York Mets angry after rash of HBPs