{"id":61608,"date":"2023-08-31T16:30:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T20:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=61608"},"modified":"2023-08-31T16:30:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T20:30:11","slug":"mets-recall-third-baseman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/31\/mets-recall-third-baseman\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets To Recall Young Third Baseman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/30\/options-mets-replace-carlos-carrasco\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Mets<\/a> enter the final month of the 2023 campaign, the team is now making September callups. Just yesterday, as the Mets defeated the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/25\/twins-rangers-hope-bounce-back\/\" target=\"_self\">Texas Rangers<\/a> thanks to some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stewadj01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DJ Stewart<\/a>\u00a0heroics, reports surfaced that the Mets plan <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/08\/31\/mets-call-promising-prospect\/\" target=\"_self\">to call up<\/a>\u00a0prospect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=mauric000ron\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ronny Mauricio<\/a>. Mauricio will join the team on Friday. Today, as the Mets had a day off, New York will reportedly recall one of their top prospects. A player who was sent down earlier in August. Third baseman Brett Baty.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Mets To Recall Up Young Third Baseman<\/h2>\r\n<p>Per Mike Mayer, the Mets will bring Baty back up for the final month of the 2023 campaign, hoping his season can finish strong after a tough start.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sources: Brett Baty is going to rejoin the Mets on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\u2014 Mike Mayer (@mikemayer22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikemayer22\/status\/1697327016482111545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 31, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Mets are reportedly recalling Brett Baty <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VXNIgeZ4EZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/VXNIgeZ4EZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zvaXIF5k5v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/zvaXIF5k5v<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNY_Mets\/status\/1697335580353286572?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 31, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After veteran\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/escobed01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Eduardo Escobar<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> struggled, Baty was called up in mid-April as the Mets hoped he would spark up production at third base. Unfortunately, that never happened. During his previous stint in the big leagues, Baty slashed .218\/.289\/.331 in 86 games. He recorded 60 hits, seven home runs, and 27 RBI. The Mets sent him back to the minors, to get his confidence up.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Baty&#8217;s Success in Triple-A<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Back at Triple-A Syracuse, Baty slugged his way to success and displayed his power. The strokes lacking in the big leagues came back to him.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">After a Ronny Mauricio double, Brett Baty hits a home run to left center! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BvnaU4N4CH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/BvnaU4N4CH<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNY_Mets\/status\/1695590126426915240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 27, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Brett Baty\u2019s 9th HR in 19 AAA games is a tiebreaker! We\u2019re up 3-1 in the 6th \ud83d\udcaa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rJ3kda2MGQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/rJ3kda2MGQ<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 Syracuse Mets (@SyracuseMets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SyracuseMets\/status\/1694139354006929784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 23, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<h3>Can Baty Turn The Corner?<\/h3>\r\n<p>For Baty, this last month is about showing the Mets brass that he is the future at third base. We don&#8217;t really know whether or not the Mets see him as the guy in that position. The team did seek Carlos Correa to start at third base this year. This is Baty&#8217;s third time being called up to the major league level, so a solid final month will do him wonders.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Main Photo Credits: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the New York Mets enter the final month of the 2023 campaign, the team is now making September callups. Just yesterday, as the Mets defeated the Texas Rangers thanks to some DJ Stewart\u00a0heroics, reports surfaced that the Mets plan to call up\u00a0prospect Ronny Mauricio. Mauricio will join the team on Friday. 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