The Mets’ 2023 season is only 13 games old. It’s had some ups and downs already, evidenced by a 7-6 record before starting a West Coast road trip on Friday. New York still has some questions to answer regarding the roster. One that should be answered by now, though, is why isn’t Brett Baty playing third base in the big leagues yet.
We weren’t thrilled with the reasoning behind sending Baty to Triple-A Syracuse to start the year. However, the 23-year-old deserves some credit for heading back to the minors and absolutely raking. Across seven games and 27 plate appearances, Baty is slashing .