David Wright on Mejia: ‘He Messed Up; Deserves To Be Punished’ [Video]

The Mets expressed much 'disappointment when speaking about the 80 day suspension of closer Jenrry Mejia due to the use of Stanozolol.

"He messed up and needs to be punished," said Mets captain and third baseman David Wright. Watch the video here. "We're trying to weed out the people that gain an unfair advantage. Unfortunately, this time it's a teammate."

Mejia is the fourth MLB player to test positive for Stanozolol in less than a month.

"This is something we hoped we could avoid, obviously, through the education that's been given to these guys in recent years," said Mets manager Terry Collins. "Now all of a sudden, the other guys on this team are saying, 'What are we going to do now?' instead of worrying about, 'Hey, look, let's move ahead and let's still get ready to play.'"

Through a statement, Mejia said the following:

"I know the rules are the rules and I will accept my punishment, but I can honestly say I have no idea how a banned substance ended up in my system."

Mejia was currently listed on the 15-day disabled list after experiencing soreness in his elbow while warming up during the Mets opener last Monday.