Brett Baty hit his second home run of spring training Thursday, a two-run homer off right-hander Miguel Ullola. It was a line drive over the right field fence that went nearly 110 MPH off the bat, which was encouraging to the Mets.
After the New York Mets signed Juan Soto to the largest contract in MLB history, he made another deal with 25-year-old infielder Brett Baty. Soto has worn No. 22 during the entirety of his MLB career with the Yankees, Padres, and Nationals. But that number was already taken by Baty, who has played for the Mets since 2022.
- In his first at-bat, Luisangel Acuña worked the count to 2-2 before stroking a single to left field. He then wreaked havoc on the bases, almost immediately stealing second (and moving to third on an error) before scoring on a single off the bat of Jesse Winker.