AP: Mets’ Randolph apologizes for distraction

New York Mets manager Willie Randolph issued an apology Wednesday to team ownership, the club’s TV network and his players “for the unnecessary distraction” he created by suggesting he was portrayed in a different manner than white managers.
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Before the Mets played the Braves on Wednesday, Randolph began by saying, “I just wrote down some notes I want to share with you guys.”

“First of all, I want to apologize to the Mets ownership, SNY and my team for the unnecessary distraction that I created, that I caused the last couple days,” he said. “I shouldn’t have said what I said. It was a mistake. As simple as that. It was a mistake.”
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When asked if his opinion of the way he has been portrayed by SNY has changed, Randolph said “Yes. Yes. Again, those guys have a job to do. They get paid a lot of money to do their job. What I feel about that is really not important. At the time I voiced that opinion, again, that was out of frustration.”

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