Tyrone Taylor getting more starts for Mets due to defensive prowess
NY Post
Sometimes, it just takes a full sprint to the left-center gap — where Tyrone Taylor dove to catch a ball that left Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s bat with a speed of 101.3 mph and an expected batting average of .490 Tuesday — to produce as conspicuous a reminder of defensive value as possible.
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Defense had always been Taylor’s strength, as he arrived last year without an error charged to his 331-game MLB ledger before committing his first three in 2024.
He became the go-to defensive option in center field during the Mets postseason, too, when timely hits followed.
Then, against the Diamondbacks, Taylor made the catch that prompted him to mouth “wow” in the moment and utter “pretty cool” and “pretty sweet” descriptors 20 hours later.
If the Mets needed another hint of the value that Taylor provides when patrolling the outfield, he presented one — along with a pair of run-scoring hits — during their win, and he’ll need to channel that across their next stretch of games to fend off competition.
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