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New York Post
5 days ago
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- New York Post
Brett Baty overhauled his swing — and its paying off for Mets
Access the Mets beat like never before Don't miss Mike Puma's text messages from Queens and beyond — he's giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Mets. Sign up Now The offseason was in its infancy when Brett Baty decided it was time to go back to work. The Mets had been knocked out of the postseason by the Dodgers, and Baty was back home in Texas in October, which was 'really early for a pro hitter to start thinking about hitting,' said Aaron Capista, who would become his personal hitting coach. Baty was coming off another disappointing season, the high-ceilinged prospect losing his everyday third base job in May and spending most of his June and all of his July, August and September with Triple-A Syracuse. Despite unique ability and excellent minor league numbers, he owned a .607 OPS across his first 169 major league games. After the Mets' NLCS defeat, Baty's agent, Ryan Ware — who had heard about Capista and received strong endorsements — connected Baty to the Austin-based hitting coach. The two had a meeting, hit it off and wasted no time.
Hamilton Spectator
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Slumping Soto hits tiebreaking, 2-run double and Mets rally past Dodgers 5-2
NEW YORK (AP) — Slumping Juan Soto hit a tiebreaking, two-run double with the bases loaded in a three-run fourth inning and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 Saturday night in their rematch of last year's NL Championship Series. David Peterson (3-2) matched his career high of 7 2/3 innings, striking out Shohei Ohtani three times and inducing three double-play grounders. He allowed two runs and five hits. Edwin Díaz got four straight outs, striking out three, to remain perfect in 11 save chances. Brett Baty had three hits and a pair of RBIs from the No. 9 slot. A night after the Mets lost the series opener 7-5 in 13 innings , they fell behind 2-0 before rallying against Tony Gonsolin (2-1). Baty had an RBI single in the second and Starling Marte a run-scoring infield single in the fourth. Soto had been hitting .119 (5 for 42) with runners in scoring position, 164th among 167 qualified batters, before he drove a 2-2 splitter off the right-center field wall. Marte was thrown out at the plate on shortstop Mookie Betts' relay to catcher Dalton Rushing of center fielder Tommy Edman's throw. This was Soto's third game since he was dropped down one slot to third in the batting order and Pete Alonso to fourth. Alonso had a pair of singles, but has no home runs in 16 games and a career-high 65 at-bats since May 5. Baty added an RBI double in the eighth off Bobby Miller. Los Angeles had won three straight and the Mets had dropped six of eight. Kiké Hernández had an RBI single in the second and Rushing followed with a run-scoring grounder. Mets third baseman Mark Vientos missed his second straight start because of abdominal soreness, but pinch hit in the sixth and walked. Left fielder Brandon Nimmo sat out after leaving Friday with a stiff neck. Key moment Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman turned an outstanding inning-ending double play in the third, gloving Jeff McNeil's grounder with runners at the corners and throwing to Betts, who made the return throw from second. Key stat Soto entered 5 for 40 with no extra-base hits and two RBIs in his previous 11 games Up next Mets RHP Kodai Senga (4-3 1.43) and Dodgers RHP Landon Knack (2-1, 6.17) start Sunday night's series finale. ___ AP MLB:
Winnipeg Free Press
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Slumping Soto hits tiebreaking, 2-run double and Mets rally past Dodgers 5-2
NEW YORK (AP) — Slumping Juan Soto hit a tiebreaking, two-run double with the bases loaded in a three-run fourth inning and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 Saturday night in their rematch of last year's NL Championship Series. David Peterson (3-2) matched his career high of 7 2/3 innings, striking out Shohei Ohtani three times and inducing three double-play grounders. He allowed two runs and five hits. Edwin Díaz got four straight outs, striking out three, to remain perfect in 11 save chances. Brett Baty had three hits and a pair of RBIs from the No. 9 slot. A night after the Mets lost the series opener 7-5 in 13 innings, they fell behind 2-0 before rallying against Tony Gonsolin (2-1). Baty had an RBI single in the second and Starling Marte a run-scoring infield single in the fourth. Soto had been hitting .119 (5 for 42) with runners in scoring position, 164th among 167 qualified batters, before he drove a 2-2 splitter off the right-center field wall. Marte was thrown out at the plate on shortstop Mookie Betts' relay to catcher Dalton Rushing of center fielder Tommy Edman's throw. This was Soto's third game since he was dropped down one slot to third in the batting order and Pete Alonso to fourth. Alonso had a pair of singles, but has no home runs in 16 games and a career-high 65 at-bats since May 5. Baty added an RBI double in the eighth off Bobby Miller. Los Angeles had won three straight and the Mets had dropped six of eight. Kiké Hernández had an RBI single in the second and Rushing followed with a run-scoring grounder. Mets third baseman Mark Vientos missed his second straight start because of abdominal soreness, but pinch hit in the sixth and walked. Left fielder Brandon Nimmo sat out after leaving Friday with a stiff neck. Key moment Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman turned an outstanding inning-ending double play in the third, gloving Jeff McNeil's grounder with runners at the corners and throwing to Betts, who made the return throw from second. Key stat Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. Soto entered 5 for 40 with no extra-base hits and two RBIs in his previous 11 games Up next Mets RHP Kodai Senga (4-3 1.43) and Dodgers RHP Landon Knack (2-1, 6.17) start Sunday night's series finale. ___ AP MLB:
USA Today
22-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Brett Baty inspires Mets vs. Red Sox, snapping skid ahead of huge Dodgers series
Brett Baty inspires Mets vs. Red Sox, snapping skid ahead of huge Dodgers series Show Caption Hide Caption CC Sabathia on entering the Hall of Fame and wearing a Yankees cap on his plaque CC Sabathia will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame this July and tells USA TODAY Sports why his plaque will feature him wearing a Yankees cap. Sports Seriously BOSTON — It was an inning that the New York Mets desperately needed. Brett Baty played the incendiary role for a drought-riddled offense. After the Mets' consistent struggles with runners in scoring position over the last week, Baty stepped to the plate in a tie game with the bases loaded. He did not miss on a two-strike sinker from Red Sox reliever Brennan Bernardino on the outside corner. Baty went with the pitch and looped a two-run single to the warning track in left field to put the Mets in front and send them on their way to a 5-1 victory over the Red Sox in front of 31,661 fans at Fenway Park. As Baty rounded first, you could sense the relief as he pumped his first and let out a scream toward the Mets dugout. "It's just a big point in the game," Baty said. "These past couple of days we've had trouble scoring runs, and I just thought that was big for our pitchers and our team, so let out a little emotion there." The victory snapped the Mets' first three-game skid of the season as they moved back to 10 games over .500 at 30-20. With help from the three-run seventh inning, the Mets scored more than three runs for the first time since May 12 against the Pirates. During a run of five losses in six games entering Wednesday, the Mets had been 5-for-44 (.114) with runners in scoring position. They were marginally better at 3-for-12 on Wednesday night. "When you're going through stretches like this, they want to come through so bad," Carlos Mendoza said. "At times, it takes a little longer than we would like, but it was good to see those guys today not panicking, not that we have, but just continue to play our game, continue to execute and we came through today." Brett Baty starts: Carlos Mendoza's decision pays off Baty, who drew a start for his defense, according to Mendoza, despite the presence of lefty ace Garrett Crochet on the mound, provided the biggest lift with his bat. The Mets third baseman plated the Mets' opening run when he singled to center field on a 96.5 mph fastball from Crochet with two runners in scoring position, to finish 2-for-4 with three RBI. "Even when he's struggling, I feel like he's right there with his teammates. He's right there enjoying the game," Mendoza said. "It was hard because it wasn't getting results. Now, there's something about the way he's carrying himself on and off the field, in the clubhouse, the way he prepares. And even when he's 0-for, you could see the way he's playing defense. That's what you want to see out of everyone, especially your younger players." Since returning from Triple-A Syracuse, filling the spot left by an injured Jesse Winker, Baty is 9-for-36 (.250) with four home runs, 10 RBI and four runs. With a strong glove, it's been enough to warrant Mendoza penciling him in at third base. "It was awesome, for sure," Baty said of being in the lineup. "I always love playing. It was awesome to be able to come through today, too." The Mets had another chance with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh inning against Bernardino but settled for one more run — a slight improvement over Tuesday's 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position — as Juan Soto delivered a sacrifice fly to deep left-center field. On the day that Mendoza shuffled the lineup, moving Soto back to the No. 3 spot and Pete Alonso into the cleanup spot, the Mets' bottom of the lineup, including Baty, continued to be the biggest producers. In the sixth spot, Luis Torrens was 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and a run. Luisangel Acuña provided two infield singles and a run from the eighth position. The Mets won in spite of Soto and Pete Alonso, who combined to go 1-for-8 with one RBI and one walk. Francisco Lindor showed signs of busting out of his slump, knocking a leadoff double and a solo home run in the ninth inning off the light tower on the Green Monster. Tylor Megill's dominance fades in fifth After allowing four earned runs for the third straight start last time out against the Yankees on May 16, Megill and Mendoza discussed whether there needed to be any adjustments made by the Mets righty. Megill bounced back in his 10th start of the season. He only allowed two hits in the opening four innings while picking up nine of his 10 strikeouts, which matched a career high. Megill credited a mechanical adjustment to get more direct to the plate for his better command of his fastballs, with his four-seamer and sinker each picking up five strikeouts. "Just getting ahead, attacking hitters, just trusting the four-seam and trusting the fastball, in general, and firing them in there," Megill said. "We'll see where it goes from there. Overall, I thought it was great. All the stuff was working." But things got a little unsteady in the bottom of the fifth inning. A swinging bunt by Nick Sogard drew a high throw from Megill to first base and two batters later, Carlos Narvaez shot a single up the middle that drew Francisco Lindor off balance and a wide flip to second base. Cedanne Rafaela was hit in the hand in the next at-bat, allowing Jaren Duran to tie the score on a sacrifice fly to the warning track in right field. Megill reloaded the bases when he walked Rafael Devers and that spelled the end of his night. Huascar Brazoban boosts the Mets' pitching staff The 29-year-old right-hander was relieved by Huascar Brazoban, who got out of the jam by striking out Alex Bregman on a sinker on the ninth pitch of his at-bat. "I'm not really thinking too much, but what I am gathering for that is the type of swings that he's making at that point," Brazoban said through an interpreter. "I'm able to read his swings and he was really looking for a changeup there, so on that 2-2 count, he's maybe in between." After he worked around the bases-loaded jam, Brazoban turned in the biggest pitching performance of the night for the Mets. In the sixth inning, he gave up a one-out single to Kristian Campbell but erased it on a double-play ball against Sogard in the next at-bat. The veteran right-hander dialed it in from there with a three-run lead, sending down Trevor Story, Narvaez and Rafaela on strikeouts in the seventh inning. It was Brazoban's 16th scoreless outing in 22 appearances. He scored the win to improve to 3-0 with a 0.90 ERA, 0.77 WHIP and 30 strikeouts in 30 innings. "Confidence is high right now, but it's also easier to prepare for that when they communicate to me before the game," Brazoban said. "At this point, I know which role I'm probably going to come in, so when I'm able to prepare that way in the bullpen, I'm able to get the results that I want out on the mound." The Mets return home to host the Los Angeles Dodgers for a three-game series starting Friday at Citi Field.
New York Post
22-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Brett Baty carries Mets' reconfigured lineup over Red Sox to snap skid
BOSTON – Brett Baty rounded first base and pumped his fist in jubilation as the large contingent of Mets fans at Fenway Park cheered. Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. Try it free After a week of frustration offensively, this was a baby step for manager Carlos Mendoza's crew. Advertisement The Mets had runners in scoring position late and Baty delivered Wednesday night. It was that two-run, bases-loaded single by Baty in the seventh inning that put the Mets ahead to the finish in a 5-1 victory over the Red Sox that snapped a three-game losing streak. Baty drove in three runs overall, helping the Mets to avoid their first sweep of the season. The third baseman started against ace left-hander Garrett Crochet largely for defensive purposes but ended up carrying a reconfigured lineup. Advertisement 3 Mets third baseman Brett Baty (7) hits a two-RBI single during the seventh inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Eric Canha-Imagn Images Most notably, Juan Soto and Pete Alonso were pushed back to third and fourth in the order, respectively, with Starling Marte – at least for this night – inserted in the No. 2 hole. Mendoza indicated he would consider keeping Soto and Alonso in those lineup spots for a stretch of games. Francisco Lindor ended the Mets' homerless drought at six games with a shot over the Green Monster in the ninth inning. Advertisement The Mets were a respectable 3-for-12 with runners in scoring position. Entering the day, they were 5-for-44 (.114) in such situations over their previous six games. The Mets had scored three runs or fewer in each of their previous seven games. 3 Mets right fielder Juan Soto (22) hits a RBI sacrifice fly during the seventh inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Eric Canha-Imagn Images It was a road trip on which the Mets went 2-4, including a series loss to the Yankees last weekend. The schedule remains challenging, with the defending World Series champion Dodgers at Citi Field for three games beginning Friday. Advertisement Tylor Megill matched a career high with 10 strikeouts in limiting the Red Sox to one earned run on four hits and one walk over 4 2/3 innings. Megill was removed at 85 pitches, with the bases loaded in the fifth. 3 Mets starting pitcher Tylor Megill (38) pitches against the Boston Red Sox during the fourth inning at Fenway Park. Eric Canha-Imagn Images Soto struck out in all three of his plate appearances against Crochet. After taking six strikes on seven pitches in his first two at-bats, Soto swung and missed twice in striking out against Crochet a third time. Crochet was removed after his third strikeout of Soto.
