SAN DIEGO — It took Eduardo Escobar a long time to heat up this season. But in becoming the first Mets player to hit for the cycle since 2012, which he did in his team’s 11-5 win over the San Diego Padres on Monday night, it seemed as if he might never stop hitting.
Any time a player hits for the cycle, Manager Buck Showalter said, “it’s fun to watch. But especially him. You know how much he means to his teammates. It’s almost like they hit it.”
Escobar belted a two-run single in the first inning against Padres starter Blake Snell.