The 2021 Mets were short on superlatives. Jacob deGrom pitched like the best pitcher anyone had ever seen for fifteen starts before injuries sidelined him for the second half of the season. Aaron Loup finished the season with the lowest ERA of any Met in history with at least 50 innings pitched. But beyond that, no one was really the best at anything, as most of the team turned in disappointing performances and subpar seasons.
So it may come as a surprise that the Mets had a third player with a superlative performance, and even more surprising was that it came from their backup catcher.