Mark Vientos’ Mets arrival may turn into Brett Baty timeshare at third
NY Post
PHILADELPHIA — When last summoned, Mark Vientos knew he should not get too comfortable.
Brought up at the end of April because Starling Marte was moved to the bereavement list, Vientos was told it would be a short stay, with Marte due back a few days later.
In those few days, Vientos went 3-for-7 with a walk-off home run in a win over the Cardinals, a moment that did not persuade the Mets to alter their plans.
This time is different.
Vientos was officially added to the roster and made his presence felt Wednesday — in mostly good ways and partly bad — against opposing lefty starter Ranger Suarez. Manager Carlos Mendoza declined to call his third-base spot a straight platoon between the righty-hitting Vientos and the lefty-hitting Brett Baty, but that appears to be how the club is trending.
The Mets will play the “matchups,” Mendoza said at Citizens Bank Park before the Mets lost, 10-5, to the Phillies. “Putting guys in a position to have success.”