Brett Baty: Mets Third Baseman (2022 - 2024)
Brett Austin Baty was born November 13th, 1999, in Round Rock Texas. In his senior year at Lake Travis high school, he was named the Gatorade Texas Player of the Year. He attended the University of Texas at Austin. The six foot three third baseman also plays outfield, he bats lefthanded & throws righthanded. He was selected by the Mets as a 12th round pick in 2019. In 2019 he went through the ranks of A Ball from the Gulf Coast Mets to Kingsport to the Brooklyn Cyclones. After the 2020 year of the Covid pandemic, he returned to Brooklyn in 2021. He made the All-Star Futures Game played in Denver. Baty finished the year at AA Binghamton with the Rumble Ponies. In 2022 he played 89 games at Binghamton; he batted .312 hitting 22 doubles & 19 HRs with 59 RBIs. He was promoted to AAA Syracuse & quickly hit .364 in six games. He quickly became the Mets second ranked prospect. Mets Debut: In August the Mets needed help at third base when they suffered injuries ...
