Mets GM Sandy Alderson fine after fainting at press conference

The last few months have been understandly hectic for New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson.

Starting with a busy trade deadline, where he pulled off a number of trades that helped propel the Mets all the way to the World Series, Alderson’s been pretty swamped lately. And who could forget the whole Matt Harvey-innings limit saga that played out so publicly? We can only imagine how much of a toll that took on everyone in the organization, especially Alderson. It was one heck of a run, but all those long hours might have caught up to him Wednesday.

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Alderson collapsed during a press conference at Citi Field to announce manager Terry Collins’ two-year contract extension, frightening those in attendance.

Scary moment at #Mets press conference. Alderson fainted, collapsed to the ground, but came to after a few moments. Left under own power.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) November 4, 2015

Fortunately, the 67-year-old Alderson was back on his feet soon and even able to make light of the situation.

Sandy joked afterward “OK, where were we?” But questions obviously stopped. He sat in a chair for a moment, then left room.

— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) November 4, 2015

Mets officials are saying that Alderson skipped breakfast and that he felt light-headed before he briefly lost consciousness. He was examined by the medical staff on site and is expected to seek further attention.

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Get some well-deserved rest, Mr. Alderson. And remember: breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

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Israel Fehr is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at israelfehr@yahoo.ca or follow him on Twitter. Follow @israelfehr