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Jorge Polanco’s extra swings pay off with homer

Jorge Polanco

NYM Designated Hitter #11

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Jorge Polanco went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double in a 6-5 win over the Guardians on Wednesday.

Before the game, it was reported that Polanco took 300 swings during batting practice to try and get himself right. Well, he should try that again tomorrow because he laced his first hit since July 20th, first extra-base hit since July 7th, and first home run since April 11th. Yes, April 11th, when the Mets were just 7-8 and Polanco was only two weeks past starting a game at first base. Remember when that was supposed to happen? He brought his batting average up to .144 with these two knocks and now has a .445 OPS. Yes, you’re reading those correctly.

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