The New York Mets gave Mark Vientos a second chance. So did the fans. So did the front office, who cleared the runway and told him to take off. This was supposed to be the comeback arc. The revival. The part in the movie where he walks back into the lineup, bat in hand, and delivers a memorable performance. Instead, we’re halfway through the sequel, and the hero forgot his lines, leaving the crowd waiting.
Vientos didn’t just flash power in 2024; he looked like a genuine star in the making. But 2025 has turned into a season full of vanishing tricks and missed opportunities. His swing is late, his contact is light, and every at-bat feels like a rerun of a show fans stopped bingeing on in May. He’s stuck in the same old routine. And right now, the only thing he’s rewriting is the crowd’s patience.
Mets fans hoped for a turnaround, but Mark Vientos remains frustratingly inconsistent.
By the time he hit the injury list in early June, his 2025 season was already in trouble. A .230 batting average and .678 OPS are far from the kind of production a Mets slugger fresh off a breakout 2024 should be delivering. Six home runs and 21 RBIs barely scratch the surface when paired with a brutal 26 percent strikeout rate that turned many of his plate appearances into frustrating dead ends.
After missing just over three weeks, he returned with what appeared to be renewed focus and a sharper approach at the plate. Mets fans were ready to believe this was the fresh start he needed. Unfortunately, the numbers since his comeback have done little to support that hope. In 54 at-bats, he’s managed only a .185 batting average and a .444 OPS, three RBI’s, with 16 strikeouts and not a single walk. The lack of patience and consistency remains a glaring issue.
Mark Vientos breaks his bat over home plate after striking out with the bases loaded to end the 3rd pic.twitter.com/VB3yNzsMXi
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His lone bright spot came in the first game of the Royals series, a bases-clearing double that gave the Mets a late lead and a moment of optimism. But that moment feels like a rare cameo in an otherwise quiet performance. More often than not, he seems stuck in the same early-season slump, unable to turn potential into the kind of consistent production the Mets desperately need.
Mark Vientos came back from injury with a real chance to rewrite the story and win over Mets fans. Instead, he’s only added fuel to the fire of doubt. His bat hasn’t shown the spark needed, and patience is running dangerously thin. If his return was supposed to be his redemption, he’s done a poor job convincing anyone that the negative opinions are misplaced.
