Vientos, who has played 38 games at third this year, was instead slotted into the DH role for the seventh time this season, and batted fifth. The mixing and matching can be a lot for young players, but though it’s mostly borne of necessity, shifting to different roles could actually be beneficial, manager Carlos Mendoza said.

It was his second consecutive night with a home run and came after Carlos Mendoza said he won’t force Baty into the lineup, even as he tries to get the infielder playing time following his recent call-up from Triple-A Syracuse due to Jesse Winker’s stint on the injured list.

New York Mets infielder Brett Baty entered 2025 with mostly low expectations. Despite being a former consensus top 50 prospect in all of baseball, Baty had neve

The New York Mets entered Tuesday night's game against the Boston Red Sox in their worst season stretch. Last week, they struggled to produce against the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates, managing only six runs in three games.