PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — He did it again. He hit consistently, pummeling balls to all fields. He made plays defensively, too, ...

The Mets are considering Baty for a utility infield role, despite the fact that he’s never played shortstop. The Mets were planning on using Nick Madrigal in that role as somewhat of a stop-gap ...

The combination of unfortunate injuries to second basemen Jeff McNeil and Nick Madrigal, New York deciding not to re-sign Jose Iglesias, and the great spring training that Baty has put together to ...

Baty is in the running, along with top prospect Luisangel Acuña, for that spot. The field narrowed in late February when Nick Madrigal, who signed this offseason, suffered a fractured left shoulder.

With the loss of Nick Madrigal, possibly for the season with a fractured shoulder suffered this spring, the Mets don’t have a true backup shortstop. That’s probably not Baty just yet ...

It underscored, however, the position Baty occupies, both in his career and on the team this spring training. The Mets, who already have lost Nick Madrigal to injury, need to find a utility infielder.

So far, Brett Baty has stepped up and appears ready to excel in his new role. In Wednesday's spring training matchup with the Houston Astros, Baty got another start at second base. This start was ...

Brett Baty entered spring training hoping to shed the label of the “Class 4A” player. Perhaps all it took was a change in position. But the numbers haven’t quite translated to success at the ...

Nick Madrigal figured to be the favorite for ... there's a good chance that the raceconsists of a pair of young players, Brett Baty and Luisangel Acuña. Based on how they've performed in spring ...