Mets manager Terry Collins hasn't shown a ton of faith in Ruben Tejada so far this season, but on Sunday, he declared the usual shortstop his third baseman, for the time being, according to ESPN.com.
"Right now he is," Collins said. "He's earned it. He can do a lot of things when he's playing well. Right now, he's playing well."
Tejada went 1 for 4 at the plate on Sunday's win over the Marlins with a double and an RBI.
"My problem with Ruben -- I used to think I could get a guy to step up a little," Collins said. "I'm 0-for-3 with him. For three years, we said, 'The [shortstop] job is yours, go get it.'
"He just didn't rise to the occasion."
Over the last six games, Tejada is hitting .357 with four RBI after dropping his season average under .200.
"I'm really pleased," Collins said. "I'm extremely pleased. It's real promising. We needed someone to step in there and give us some offense."