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Mets' Brett Baty: Placed on IL
The New York Mets placed Brett Baty on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a right oblique strain.Baty departed Friday's game with pain in his side, and further testing revealed he's dealing with a strained right oblique. The Mets are still in the mix for the NL's final Wild Card spot, but they'll have to chase a postseason berth without Baty. The third baseman will be eligible for reinstatement Oct. 7, though it's unclear if he'll require more than the minimum stay. Jared Young was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse in a corresponding move.
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Mets' Brett Baty: On bench Saturday
Brett Baty (side) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Miami.Baty exited Friday's contest with a side injury, and he'll get the afternoon off Saturday to recover. Ronny Mauricio will draw the start at third base and bat eighth.
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Mets' Brett Baty: Exits Friday's game
Brett Baty was removed in the second inning of Friday's game against the Marlins due to a side injury, Andrew Tredinnick of The Bergen Record reports.Baty came up with the injury during his plate appearance in the top of the first inning and appeared to aggravate it on a throw to third base in the bottom of the frame. Ronny Mauricio has entered the game at third base.
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Mets' Brett Baty: Goes yard Thursday
Brett Baty went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a second run scored in Thursday's 8-5 win over the Cubs.Baty's fourth-inning blast was ultimately the difference, as it gave the New York Mets a 6-0 lead before the Cubs attempted to push back. The third baseman has had an inconsistent September, collecting multiple hits in just three of his 19 games this month. He's batting a decent .276 (16-for-58) in that span, and he's now at a .255/.314/.436 slash line with 18 homers, 50 RBI, 53 runs scored and eight stolen bases across 129 contests this season.
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Mets' Brett Baty: Sitting versus lefty
Brett Baty is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.It's the third baseman's fifth absence in New York's past six games, with all of those absences coming versus left-handed starting pitchers. Baty has been filling the strong side of a platoon at third base and has a .762 OPS through 10 games in September, which should be enough for him to retain that role despite the recent downturn in playing time.
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Mets' Brett Baty: Sitting again versus lefty
Brett Baty is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Philadelphia.The left-handed-hitting Baty has now been out of the lineup each of the last five times the New York Mets have faced a southpaw. He hadn't previously been in a strict platoon, but the Mets are changing things up as they hope to awaken a dormant offense. Mark Vientos will play third base Wednesday while Starling Marte occupies the designated hitter slot.
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Mets' Brett Baty: Idle against southpaw
Brett Baty is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.The left-handed-hitting Baty had started in each of the New York Mets' last eight games -- including two against left-handed pitchers -- but he'll hit the bench Monday while the Phillies send southpaw Cristopher Sanchez to the bump. Though the Mets could continue to be selective about using Baty versus lefties, the 25-year-old is one of the hottest hitters in the lineup and appears to have solidified himself as a mainstay in the starting nine against righties. Since the beginning of August, Baty is slashing a sizzling .321/.390/.566 with four home runs and one stolen base in 16 games.
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Mets' Brett Baty: Bangs out four more hits Friday
Brett Baty went 4-for-6 with a double and three runs scored in Friday's win over Atlanta.The New York Mets' offense erupted for 21 hits and 12 runs Friday, and Baty was right in the thick of things from the sixth spot in the order. He got the start at second base while Jeff McNeil deals with a shoulder issue, but Baty has forced his way into an everyday role by hitting safely in nine of his last 10 games and batting .405 (15-for-37) during that span with four homers, six RBI and 10 runs.
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Mets' Brett Baty: Power surge continues
Brett Baty went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Nationals.Starting at third base and batting seventh, Baty took Brad Lord deep in the fifth inning to get the New York Mets on the board as they attempted to rally from an early 4-0 deficit. Baty has homered four times in his last eight games, hitting .370 (10-for-27) over that stretch with a steal, six runs and six RBI while seizing an everyday role in the lineup between the hot corner and the keystone.
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Mets' Brett Baty: Belts 14th homer
Brett Baty went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Nationals.The infielder took Jake Irvin deep in the sixth inning, one of four New York Mets long balls on the night in an 8-1 rout. Baty has been locked in of late, batting .375 (9-for-24) with three homers in his last seven games while splitting his time between third base and second base. On the season, he's set career highs with 14 home runs, 40 RBI and six steals through 98 contests, and his .727 OPS would be a career high as well.