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Vientos

It’s the best-case scenario as Vientos will continue receiving treatment for the next two weeks before he’s ready to resume baseball activities. The 25-year-old third baseman is still facing a multi-week absence, but it sounds like there’s a chance he’s back before the end of June. It’ll be Brett Baty and Ronny Mauricio handling the hot corner in his absence.

No word yet on the severity, which will determine how much time Vientos misses. The 25-year-old third baseman heads to the injured list after suffering the ailment during Monday’s series opener against the Dodgers. He’s struggled this season at the dish to a lackluster .230/.298/.380 triple-slash line with just six homers and 21 RBI through 53 games. His absence opens the door for a surging Brett Baty to play every day at the hot corner.

Mark Vientos suffered a hamstring injury on Monday night that Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said “didn’t look good.” With reports that Mauricio is coming up, it would seem likely that Vientos could end up on the injured list. Mauricio is hitting .515/.564/.818 in nine games at Triple-A with three home runs, eight RBI, and a 5/5 K/BB ratio. He missed all of last season with a torn ACL and has not yet played back-to-back games in the minors, so it’s unlikely to has an everyday role right away. He had 23 home runs and 24 steals in 116 games at Triple-A in 2023 with a .292/.346/.506 slash line and has played both second base and third base at Triple-A. With Jared Young being the primary DH against righties and Brett Baty playing third base, it seems likely that Mauricio starts off in a short-side platoon.

It’s Vientos’ first homer since May 11 and his first RBI since May 17. His average actually increased a bit during his power drought, but a few more strikeouts would be OK if they came with some more homers and doubles. He’s at .235/.305/.385 right now.

Vientos is back at third base and batting second on Sunday night as the Mets face off against the powerhouse Dodgers at Citi Field in primetime. The 25-year-old returns following a two-game absence due to abdominal soreness. The other notable variable here is that red-hot Brett Baty is getting a turn at second base instead of heading to the bench.

Vientos will sit out his second straight game after being scratched from Friday’s lineup with abdominal soreness. It doesn’t sound like he’s in danger of landing on the injured list, but fantasy managers should keep an eye on his status over the remainder of the weekend. It’ll be Brett Baty at the hot corner and Jared Young at DH on Saturday night in his absence.

Vientos was batting second and starting at third base in the team’s initial lineup before being replaced by Brett Baty. The team is calling his removal from the lineup precautionary and Vientos is considered day-to-day.

Vientos had three straight multi-hit games last week, but he hasn’t been able to build on that since. He’s hitting .276/.295/.345 with one homer and three RBI in 16 games this month. Trading power for fewer strikeouts, if it’s something he’s doing intentionally, just is not working for him.

Baty draws his first start at the hot corner since Monday’s contest against the Pirates. The 25-year-old has started six of New York’s last 11 games since being recalled from Triple-A Syracuse back on May 5. He’s hitting .300 (6-for-20) with four homers in eight games during that span. It’ll take some lineup gymnastics from manager Carlos Mendoza, but there’s a strong case for figuring out a way to keep both Baty and Mark Vientos in the everyday lineup between third base and designated hitter.

Vientos, who went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two RBI on Sunday in a win over the Cubs, remains in New York’s lineup at DH with both Brett Baty and Luisangel Acuña at third base and second base, respectively. It’s going to take a mix-and-match approach to keep all three of them in the lineup on a regular basis, but it seems like Mets manager Carlos Mendoza is going to try to make it work.