Bret Baty celebrated with one of the vital vital individuals in his life after hitting the primary house run of his main league profession in his first huge league at-bat.
The Mets third baseman appeared to present an “I really like you” signal to his mother, Leslie —and he or she emphatically returned it — whereas he was rounding the bases after belting a two-run shot over the right-field wall off Braves right-hander Jake Odorizzi within the second inning Wednesday evening. Baty drove in Mark Canha, who had doubled earlier than him.
The homer should have been extra-special for Leslie, who watched her son play Little League on a staff referred to as the Mets.
“We all the time used to name him Brett the Met,” Leslie mentioned after Baty, who grew up in Austin, Texas, was chosen because the Mets’ prime decide within the 2019 draft.
The blast by Baty, who's hitting within the No. 8 gap, helped give the Mets a 4-0 lead in Atlanta. The sport at Truist Park was in a rain delay within the backside of the third.
The 22-year-old Baty is taken into account the group’s No. 2 total prospect. The left-handed swinging Baty produced huge numbers this season for Double-A Binghamton earlier than a current promotion to Triple-A Syracuse.
He owns a .315/.410/.533 slash line with 19 homers and 60 RBIs in 95 minor league video games this season.
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