Carlos Mendoza Sends Brett Baty Message
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Entering the 2025 season, the New York Mets appeared to have third base set in stone. Mark Vientos had enjoyed a breakout season in 2024, hitting 27 home runs in just 111 games while registering a 133 wRC+,
It's never good to overreact to one game, but the quality of pitchers Baty was facing also can't be ignored. Not only is Crochet incredibly tough against lefties, but so is Brennan Bernardino, whom Baty drilled the go-ahead hit against.
It spoke volumes about Brett Baty’s progression as a baseball player that when Carlos Mendoza looked to shake up his lineup for Wednesday’s series finale at Fenway Park, the Mets’ manager chose to keep Baty in his starting nine.