Who Is Brett Baty? Mets No.2 Base Prospect !

In time for Monday’s series opening at Dodger Stadium against the Dodgers, the No. 2 prospect from the Mets, Brett Baty, has been called up. He is starting his first season at third base and hitting seventh.

At the plate for Triple-A Syracuse, Baty, who MLB Pipeline rates as the No. 19 overall prospect, has been on fire, hitting.400 with five home runs, two doubles, and a 1.386 OPS in nine games.

Prior to Sunday’s series finale in Oakland, manager Buck Showalter declined to talk on Baty’s prospective callup, but he did say the day before that he’s been keeping an eye on Syracuse, which has developed into a tough team. Baty had homered in back-to-back games alongside teammate Ronny Mauricio, putting his prodigious power on display and raising his slugging percentage to .886.

“He’s a big contributor here, on and off the field,” Showalter said of Escobar. “We’ll continue to make use of his skills.”

Who is Brett Baty?

Baty, 23, was born on November 13, 1999, and is one of the best prospects in both the Mets’ organization and all of baseball. Baty is ranked No. 1 at third base and No. 19 overall by MLB Pipeline.

The Round Rock, Texas, native fell to the Mets (12th overall) in the first round of the 2019 MLB Draft. He joined with the Mets despite having previously committed to play baseball at the University of Texas.

Brett Baty stats

Baty slashed in 1,075 plate appearances in the minor leagues in rookie ball, low Single-A, high Single-A, Double-A, and Triple-A.293/.394/.508 with 164 RBIs and 43 home homers.

Baty’s explosive start at Syracuse played a part in his call-up. Baty hit.400 over 42 plate appearances there this season while smashing five home runs and driving in 15 runs. Another factor is Eduardo Escobar, the third baseman for New York who started the season poorly (.402 OPS on 53 PAs).

On August 17 of last year, after only six games at the Triple-A level, Baty made his MLB debut, blasting a home run in his very first at-bat. That turned out to be the highlight of his first season in the Majors because his season was cut short by surgery for a ruptured UCL in his right thumb. He played in 11 Major League games, batting.184/.244/.342 with two home runs and five RBIs.

Baty has excelled at every level of the Minors after being selected by the Mets in the first round of the 2019 MLB Draft out of Lake Travis High School (Texas). Baty’s bat might bring some much-needed pop from the left side of the plate given that the major league team has seen less output from its left-handed hitters, who have amassed a.673 OPS with two home runs in 15 games.

 

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