When times are tough, baseball teams will do just about anything to break out of a slump. The Mets were on a four-game losing streak for the first time since September 2021, so they took a page from Major League slugger Pedro Cerrano’s book to wake up their bats.
Between two losses to the San Francisco Giants and another two to the Washington Nationals, the offense looked lifeless. New York scored nine runs during these four losses, including just one in the past two games against Nats pitching. What could help them start firing on all cylinders again?