FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2005, file photo, New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon, left and Tony Bernazard, right special assistant to the general manager, stand atop a tower and watch spring training baseball workouts in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The Mets will conduct an investigation into reports that Bernazard earlier this month challenged members of their Double-A Binghamton affiliate to fight him during a postgame tirade. The New York Daily News reported Wednesday morning, July 22, 2009, that Bernazard, while visiting the team in early July, removed his shirt during a clubhouse meeting with team members, then challenged them to fisticuffs. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2005, file photo, New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon, left and Tony Bernazard, right special assistant to the general manager, stand atop a tower and watch spring training baseball workouts in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The Mets will conduct an investigation into reports that Bernazard earlier this month challenged members of their Double-A Binghamton affiliate to fight him during a postgame tirade. The New York Daily News reported Wednesday morning, July 22, 2009, that Bernazard, while visiting the team in early July, removed his shirt during a clubhouse meeting with team members, then challenged them to fisticuffs.

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