{"id":60455,"date":"2025-05-11T08:42:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T08:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=60455"},"modified":"2025-05-11T08:42:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T08:42:19","slug":"brett-batys-career-trajectory-with-mets-not-finished-just-yet-after-latest-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=60455","title":{"rendered":"Brett Baty’s career trajectory with Mets not finished just yet after latest promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Is Brett Baty this year\u2019s Mark Vientos<\/strong> \u2013 a young(ish) Mets player finally seizing a big-league chance and changing the trajectory of his career?<\/p>\n

Maybe. Obviously, there\u2019s much more for Baty to show. But on nights like Saturday, it\u2019s tempting to believe that Baty can be a bigger deal than a guy who\u2019s had MLB at-bats every season since 2022 but can\u2019t seem to stick around.<\/p>\n

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At Citi Field, Baty clubbed two home runs and was basically the entire Mets offense \u2013 the successful part of it, anyway. He drove in all five runs in a 6-5 loss to the Cubs, setting his career high for RBI in his second career multi-homer game. The Mets were 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position, failing to cash in on whatever traffic they created, but Baty kept homering to keep them close.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been killing it since he came back up,\u201d said teammate Tylor Megill<\/strong>, who knows a thing or two about re-emerging from the minors. \u201cI mean, the biggest thing you can do is not pout about it. Stuff like that (getting sent down) happens. Take it like a man, go down there, work, keep working. Don\u2019t lose your confidence, because at some point, you\u2019re gonna be back up. You\u2019re gonna help this team.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been a completely different player since he came back up\u2026 He\u2019s hitting the ball really well.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s not missing fastballs,\u201d added manager Carlos Mendoza<\/strong>. \u201cI feel like when he gets in trouble, he\u2019s fouling them off\u2026 Even, I think, breaking balls in the strike zone, he’s hammering them too. So anything on the strike zone he’s putting barrels on.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Baty was recalled from the minors on May 5. Over the past two games, he\u2019s 4-for-8 with three home runs. One of his homers Saturday night was to right-center and the other to left field, his opposite field.<\/p>\n

Mendoza noted that Baty lost his spot initially this season because of a roster crunch. But Baty was batting .204 with a .597 OPS when he was sent down. Those are the numbers of a vulnerable player, even if Baty has worked to add versatility to his skill set. Mendoza regularly expresses confidence in Baty\u2019s defensive ability at third base and at second, which the Mets wanted him to learn so he could be more versatile.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s getting opportunities and he knows he belongs in the big leagues,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cHe\u2019s a really good big-league player. He\u2019s got skills. He\u2019s got tools and we see it\u2026 So I think it\u2019s just the confidence now that he knows he belongs here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Baty talked after Saturday\u2019s game about how he\u2019s been challenging himself in the batting cages, looking at different pitch types, trying to get his heart rate up while there to help simulate game conditions. He\u2019d rather dip into the technical aspects of hitting than attach heavy meaning to one game.<\/p>\n

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Still, it must be hard not to think about the ways he fits into this roster after a big night like Saturday, right?<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, not until y\u2019all (reporters) bring it up,\u201d Baty replied.<\/p>\n

Maybe he doesn\u2019t look at one game as a referendum on the state of his career. And maybe that outlook will help him find his way in the majors. But one night like Saturday shows a pretty high bar for a former first-round pick still looking to cement himself as a Met.<\/p>\n

The Mets could\u2019ve moved on from Baty numerous times. But they have not. There was a time when observers wondered if Vientos would make a huge impact on the Mets and he finally did \u2013 Vientos\u2019 emergence was one of the biggest stories of their 2024 season.<\/p>\n

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Can Baty duplicate that this season? He\u2019s got another chance now. His numbers aren\u2019t overwhelming. But nights like Saturday will make the Mets \u2013 and the rest of the baseball world \u2013 pay plenty of attention.<\/p>\n

His career arc is not set yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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