Joe Torre, Major League Baseball’s executive vice president of operations, said he had spoken with the Mets on multiple occasions in the past month.
Torre said he had used his experience managing the Yankees in the 2001 to inform his decision. In the World Series that season, the Yankees wore caps honoring 9/11 first responders during warm-ups before switching to their official hats for the game.
He said the league was wary of setting a precedent.