The Mets hiking their ticket prices for Yankees family and friends for Monday night’s Subway Series game at Citi Field is being investigated by the Players Association.
After charging the Braves players $80 per ticket for weekend games at Citi Field, the Mets hung a $250 per seat charge on the Yankees.
“We are aware of the situation and are looking into it,’’ Greg Bouris, the players’ union director of communications, told The Post. “There have been no grievances filed.’’
David Robertson, the Yankees’ alternate player representative, said the Yankees didn’t file a grievance.
“The tickets are the same as Mets family members and priced the same as Mets family pays for tickets,” a Mets spokesman said. “Because of the variable pricing, ticket prices are different. It’s the same as Opening Day. It’s not gouging.’’
When Mets players went to the computer in their clubhouse to place their ticket order for last night’s game, a copy of yesterday’s article in The Post was next to the computer.
According to a Yankees source with knowledge of ticket prices for visiting players, the club doesn’t change the price of tickets for games at Yankee Stadium based on the opponent.
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* Joba Chamberlain is in and David Huff disappeared after one game.
Chamberlain was activated from the disabled list before last night’s game. He had been shelved since April 27 with a strained right oblique muscle.
Ten days after being put on the shelf, Chamberlain believed he would be ready to return when the 15 days were up. He made a rehab start for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, but the Yankees didn’t feel he was ready.Chamberlain worked two innings in an extended spring training game Saturday in Tampa, where the fastball reached 97 mph. In 10 games this year he has worked 9 1/3 innings, allowed 10 hits, struck out seven and walked six.“We will see how we use him right away,’’ Girardi said.“Sometimes when a guy comes back from injury you want to work him back slowly, but we will see what the opportunity is.’’
“You don’t really know. I had one three or four years ago. It was different. It was on the other side. It didn’t take as long. It just depends on the situation,’’ Chamberlain said. “Everyone reacts different. I would rather get it done and over with now then let it linger and continue to have to fight it all year.”
With Shawn Kelley doing very well in the seventh inning, Chamberlain’s former slot, manager Joe Girardi doesn’t have a scripted plan for Chamberlain.
Huff appeared in one game and was designated for assignment.
* Eduardo Nunez continues to be held out of baseball related activities in Tampa. Nunez felt something Saturday while taking batting practice in the area of strained left oblique muscle and hasn’t done anything since.
“They are just letting it calm down again,’’ Girardi said of Derek Jeter’s replacement at shortstop who hasn’t played since May 5.
* Alex Rodriguez took three rounds of batting practice on the field yesterday in Tampa.
* Scott Atchison is expected to make a rehab appearance today for Single-A St. Lucie and then be activated from the disabled list by the Mets. Atchison has been sidelined with inflammation in his right elbow for the last two weeks.
* According to Girardi, Michael Pineda’s right shoulder was fine but a nail problem forced him out of an extended spring training start yesterday.
“He was throwing the ball extremely well and cracked a nail so they took him out of the game,’’ Girardi said.
* Lucas Duda, who had the game-winning RBI single in the Mets’ 2-1 come-from-behind victory Tuesday night, will be the designated hitter at Yankee Stadium at least one of the next two days, according to Collins. Duda was used at DH for one game last month in Minnesota.
* Bobby Parnell had pitched three straight days entering Tuesday night, and did not pitch. Collins said Brandon Lyon, LaTroy Hawkins and Scott Rice were candidates to close, depending on the situation.
* With the pins removed from the fractured right hand, catcher Francisco Cervelli is ready to begin baseball activities.
“I believe in one week I can throw a ball,’’ said Cervelli, whose cast was removed last Thursday. “Then two weeks to get arm strength and then be ready to go. That’s my opinion.’’
Cervelli hasn’t played since April 26.
“Next week [I] can throw and grab a bat. Got stitches and I’m better today than yesterday,’’ Cervelli said. “Doing therapy all the time, don’t let the fingers fall asleep. Nobody wants to play more than I do.’’
Cervelli said he could be in Tampa this weekend to start working out.
* After watching Parnell struggle for consistency over the last few seasons, John Franco said the right-hander finally has arrived.
“You can’t teach 98, 100 mph, but you can teach him how to pitch,” Franco, the Mets’ all-time saves leader, said. “And he’s learned how to pitch and that’s what is making him so successful right now — going out there and using all his pitches. You can just see the confidence that he has when he goes out there.”
Franco, Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry will represent the Mets in the All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game that will be played on July 14 at Citi Field, two days before the All-Star game.