May 7, 2023; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Joey Lucchesi (47) pitches in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports
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NEW YORK – New York Mets pitcher Joey Lucchesi and his family were involved in a car accident outside of Citi Field on Tuesday.
Thankfully, all parties were okay, albeit shaken up.
Lucchesi stated he suffered minor back pain the next day but was still able to make start and delivered another gem against the Marlins, pitching six innings while allowing seven hits, two earned runs, and striking out three.
The southpaw earned his fourth win on the season and lowered his ERA to 2.89 on the season.
“You know I got a call last night from our trainer that his ride home yesterday his Uber driver got in a little fender-bender,” manager Buck Showalter before the start of Game 2 on Wednesday. “He woke up a little stiff today… that was a little bit of a concern coming into today but felt good, felt fine.”
“The police were chasing this stranger, and then the guy collided into our car,” Lucchesi told reporters. “Totally messed up the Uber’s left side — I was on the right side luckily. It wasn’t too drastic of a crash.”
“It was pretty wild, lot of adrenaline, out of nowhere,” he added. Tylor Megill, who happened to witness the crash and was able to take Lucchesi and his family back to their hotel.
“It was over here on Roosevelt, like five minutes after getting into my Uber with my parents and my brother to go back to my hotel.”
Lucchesi’s mother, Michelle, posted her account of the accident on social media Wednesday, writing, “We are fine but definitely crazy and wild felt like we were in a movie..
According to Lucchesi, police arrested the suspect.
