NY Times · May 17, 2023
Looking for Offense, the Mets Call Up a Top Prospect
The Mets have called up Mark Vientos, a power-hitting infielder who MLB.com ranks as the team’s sixth best prospect in the minors.
Vientos, 23, was hitting .333 with 13 home runs, 37 runs batted in and a 1.104 on-base plus slugging percentage in 38 games for Class AAA Syracuse this season — he was 2 for 5 with a home run in last night’s loss.
He is starting at third base on Wednesday, giving Brett Baty a day off, and batting eighth, one spot ahead of catcher Francisco Álvarez. Baty, Álvarez and Vientos are part of a new generation of Mets players that the team hopes can eventually take over for higher-priced free agents.