Lucas Duda doesn’t have an explanation for his power surge and he isn’t searching for reasons for his sudden barrage of home runs, either.
What’s important, to the slugging first baseman and the Mets, is the long balls are now coming frequently after Duda produced just three round-trippers in his first 145 at-bats of the season.
“Honestly, I feel the same,” Duda said after the Mets’ 4-3 loss to the Marlins at Citi Field on Friday night. “If I had a secret, I’d tell you. But I don’t.
“I’m just trying to get a good ball to hit, and put a good swing on it.