PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets’ lineup will be different this year, and all you had to do was watch the first two spring at-bats of Robinson Cano and Pete Alonso on Saturday at First Data Field to understand that difference.
The veteran and the rookie.
In the first inning of the Mets’ Grapefruit League opener against the Braves, the left-handed hitting Cano, who is entering his 15th season, went with the pitch from right-hander Touki Toussaint and lifted a deep drive to left that was caught at the wall by Adam Duvall, giving the sellout crowd of 7,134 a thrill.