According to an MLB.com report, the incident occurred when Valdespin decided to show up to AT&T Park for the Aug. 1 tilt between the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets, in a plain white t-shirt, violating the team's self-imposed "collared shirts only" dress code when going to and from a ballpark.
Tearing His Shirt To Shreds
Some Mets veterans took it upon themselves to cut tassels into the sleeves of Valdespin's white shirt, and wrote in sharpie messages like "El Hombre" -- "the man," in Spanish -- in large block letters on the back. On the front, the shirt read: "NY Loves Valdie" with a heart in place of the word "loves".
Valdespin, who had a history of off-the-field immaturity during his time in the Mets' minor league system, was momentarily annoyed, but later said "That's funny," and pranced around in the clubhouse wearing the shirt before the game on Aug. 2.
"At the time you get mad, but what can I do? I'm not going to fight with anybody in here," Valdespin said. "We're a family in here. Sometimes they do it to be happy, have fun."
David Wright had to take Valdespin aside to let him know that the team likes having him around, and that he shouldn't take the incident personally.
"I would never do that," Valdespin said. "You know why? Because you've got to respect everybody. The example here is this guy, David Wright. He's the captain of the team. He respects everybody."
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