Mets calling up No. 2 prospect Brett Baty as injuries mount

ATLANTA — The Mets’ third baseman of the long run is on the best way to assist in the current.

Brett Baty, the group’s No. 2 prospect, will likely be added to the main league roster Wednesday, in response to an business supply, because the Mets search for a solution at depleted third base.

The Mets’ high decide within the 2019 draft, the left-handed swinging Baty produced massive numbers this season for Double-A Binghamton earlier than a latest promotion to Triple-A Syracuse. Total the 22-year-old owns a .315/.410/.533 slash line with 19 homers and 60 RBIs in 95 video games this season.

Mets prospect Brett Baty is being known as as much as the majors.

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Baty’s arrival is predicted to coincide with Eduardo Escobar’s placement on the injured record with a left-side pressure. Earlier this week the Mets’ different possibility at third base, Luis Guillorme, was identified with a left groin pressure that's anticipated to price him 4 to 6 weeks on the IL.

Escobar was scratched from Tuesday’s beginning lineup in opposition to the Braves and accessible in a restricted capability off the bench.

The Publish reported this week that crew officers had not dominated out selling Baty after Guillorme’s damage. However the Mets didn’t formally resolve on the transfer till watching Escobar play Monday.

“We thought it was headed within the different route, however right this moment type of confirmed the place it may not be,” supervisor Buck Showalter mentioned.

Showalter didn't need to touch upon Baty’s impending arrival, however the supervisor is acquainted with Baty from spring coaching this season. If the Mets have any issues about Baty it’s his protection — he has dedicated 15 errors in 72 video games at third base this season.

Baty left an impression on Mets gamers throughout the spring.

“He did very well and confirmed quite a lot of big-time energy and clearly he has been taking part in very well in Double-A and he simply obtained promoted to Triple-A,” Brandon Nimmo mentioned. “However he was doing actual properly in Double-A over a fairly good span of video games. Clearly that's nice. Double-A has quite a lot of similarities to the large leagues so far as expertise goes.”

Nimmo, a Mets first-round draft decide himself, mentioned he expects to talk with Baty about expectations upon the rookie’s arrival. Nimmo’s message?

“We don’t anticipate you to be a savior of this crew or something,” Nimmo mentioned. “Simply play the sport, have enjoyable, get pleasure from this, and in the event you occur to get some hits if you are right here, nice. However we're simply saying, ‘You have got executed actual properly the place you might be at, there is a chance right here. Don’t really feel like you must carry the crew.’ I'll speak to him about that. I'm not going to throw any expectations on him. It truthfully doesn’t matter in case you are a first-round decide at this level.”

Nimmo mentioned an injection of youth into the warmth of a pennant race could be invigorating for the crew.

“We haven’t had too many guys so far as straight-up rookies developing, so it is going to be enjoyable,” Nimmo mentioned. “We had a few accidents sadly, and he’s getting a chance to step in.”