The Mets placed infielder Brett Baty on the 10-day injured list due to a right oblique strain. Outfielder Jared Young was called up from Triple-A Syracuse in the corresponding move. New York also announced that outfielder Jose Siri and left-hander Richard Lovelady each cleared waivers and were outrighted to Syracuse.
Baty was removed in the second inning of Friday’s 6-2 loss to the Marlins with what was described initially as side tightness. The severity of the strain isn’t yet known, but at the very least, Baty will miss the Mets’ last two regular-season games wouldn’t be available until partway through the NLDS, should the Mets both reach the playoffs in the first place and then advance beyond the wild card round. Anything beyond a minimal strain will probably end Baty’s season entirely, given how most oblique injuries require at least 3-4 weeks of recovery time.
New York faces an uphill battle to make it to October, since the Reds hold the tiebreaker advantage over the Mets. Both teams are 82-78, so if the Reds win out (or the Mets lose one and the Reds win one), Cincinnati will clinch the final NL playoff berth.
This difficult path to the postseason will be even trickier without Baty, who has hit .312/.368/.512 with seven home runs over his last 136 plate appearances. This hot streak over the last six weeks has raised Baty’s season-long slash line to .254/.313/.435, and his wRC+ is now 111. Since Baty had only a 71 wRC+ in 602 big league plate appearances prior to 2025, this season has been a welcome step forward for a player who was once the top prospect in New York’s farm system. Beyond his improved hitting, Baty has also been providing pretty steady glovework at both second and third base, with his work at the keystone representing Baty’s first time playing second base at the MLB level.
More to come…