Fans arriving early at Citi Field Sunday were treated to an amusing reminder of Game 1: the bruised big apple behind the center-field fence sported a Band-Aid.
A day after being hit by Travis d'Arnaud's long home run, the 4,800-pound faux fruit had two large, white strips in the shape of an "X'' on top of it before Game 2 of the NL Championship Series.
The playful bandage was on there during batting practice Sunday night, then pulled off before the New York Mets hosted the Chicago Cubs.
D'Arnaud hit the apple with a 431-foot dinger as the Mets won the opener 4-2.
The 16-foot-tall red apple, which rises after home runs, is much larger than the old Shea Stadium version, which was 9 feet high and weighed 582 pounds.
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