The New York Mets have been hit by pitches an MLB-leading 18 times through just 19 games played. Not only that, but Mets batters, such as star first baseman Pete Alonso, have been plunked in the head, which has manager Buck Showalter concerned about the safety of his players. With three more players, including Alonso and Starling Marte, hit by pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday, Mets starting pitcher Chris Bassitt sounded off on the MLB, as reported by ESPN.

“It's extremely annoying to see your teammates constantly get hit, and if you get hit by certain pitches it is what it is, but to get hit in the head the amount that we're getting hit is unbelievable,” Bassitt said. “I had some close calls tonight, and I've been hit in the face [by a line drive] and I don't want to do that to anybody ever, but MLB has a very big problem with the baseballs. They're bad. Everyone in the league knows it. Every pitcher knows it. They're bad.

“They don't care. MLB doesn't give a damn about it. They don't care. We've told them our problems with them, and they don't care.”

Bassitt, clearly frustrated with seeing his Mets' teammates plunked again and again, called out the MLB for having a problem with the baseballs being used.

The Mets righty, who pitched six scoreless innings to help his team to a win over the Cardinals, flat-out said that the MLB “doesn't care.” The league has tinkered with the baseball several times, most notably in 2019, before a massive increase in home runs.

It appears the MLB has made changes to the ball once again- and Mets pitcher Chris Bassitt is definitely not here for it.

Who can blame him?