Brett

Baty

Sure, why not. Baty will make his third appearance of the season at shortstop during New York’s penultimate regular-season contest with Francisco Lindor taking a turn at DH. The 26-year-old former top prospect Has shown some serious signs of life in recent weeks, hitting .395 (17-for-43) with three homers and 16 RBI since the start of September. He’ll be eligible at four different positions, including third base, first base, second base and outfield, which makes him an interesting late-round target as a bench option in fantasy drafts next spring.

On the bench with the left-hander Cody Bradford starting for the Rangers, Baty came on as a pinch-hitter in the top of the ninth inning with the bases loaded and launched a gargantuan 455 foot grand slam. It was the second longest grand slam hit by any player this season and tied Baty’s longest home run in his career. In a bit of a shocking turn of events, he has a .280/.353/.534 slash line with seven home runs over 118 at-bats in the second half.

Baty missed the first two games of the series after exiting Wednesday’s contest with left knee pain. He’s back in there at second base and will bat eighth against Yankees’ ace Cam Schlittler on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.

Baty remains stapled to New York’s bench for the second straight contest after exiting Wednesday’s game with left knee pain. The 26-year-old former top prospect appears to have avoided serious injury, but it’ll be Jared Young at first base to face Yankees ace Gerrit Cole in this one.

Baty appeared to tweak his left knee while coming out of the box on an RBI single in the second inning. He was replaced by Christopher Morel at first base. He’ll undergo further evaluation, and possibly an MRI, to determine the severity of the issue.

He fouled a ball off his foot yesterday and was removed from the game. He remains out today. Brett Baty will get a chance to flail against Jacob Misiorowski in Bichette’s stead.

It has nothing to do with Christopher Morel’s addition, since Morel isn’t starting, either. The Mets are just going with the vets today, with Jorge Polanco, Marcus Semien and Luis Robert are starting. Baty had a big grand slam against the Braves a week ago, but he’s still just 4-for-29 this month. He’s at .175/.230/.404 in 61 plate appearances since the break.

It’s the second time in the last four games that Semien has found himself left out of the starting lineup, which is at least something to monitor going forward. Brett Baty will cover second base in his absence and will bat seventh against Nationals’ right-hander Jake Irvin.

Semien takes a seat with Brett Baty getting the nod at the keystone in this one. The 35-year-old veteran second baseman has homered five times in 22 games since last month’s All-Star break, but he’s batting just .203 (15-for-74) during that span.

Baty had previously hit two of his three career triples with the bases loaded, but zero of his 40 homers. He’s still at a very disappointing .215/.286/.330 in 379 plate appearances for the year. His emergence in 2025 suggested that he was on his way to becoming a fine platoon starter, but he needs to get it together down the stretch here if he expects to be a significant part of the Mets’ plans for 2027.