Mets Announce Brett Baty News
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New York Mets third baseman Brett Baty is now dealing with a groin injury that popped up during Sunday's game.
Their 9-0 loss to the Rays at Citi Field epitomized a series that saw cracks -- in some cases, for the first time all year -- surface in various corners of the roster. The sweep itself was not overly damaging for the Mets, who still lead the National League East by 2 1/2 games and hold the best record in the NL.
Vientos is slashing .230/.298/.380 with six homers and 21 RBI across 53 games, a step down from his .266/.322/.516 line last season. The 25-year-old also notched a career-high 27 homers and 71 RBI over 111 games last year and slashed .327/.362/.636 with five homers and 14 RBI over 13 playoff contests.
The New York Mets have starting rotation reinforcements on the way in Sean Manaea and Frankie Montas. However, Montas' rehab assignment has been concerning (13
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In his own words, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns is “frankly never really concerned about having too much” starting pitching, because he’s been around long enough to know there’s no such thing.