Brett Baty's Thumb Injury: Mets' Utility Player's Status

0:00On April 5th, the New York Met's boast one of baseball's scariest line-ups, but they need their young hitters like Brett Beatty to step up big this season. Now in his fifth year in the majors, Beatty had his breakout last year, slashing .254 with an on-base of .313, a point. 748 OPS, 18 homers, and 50 RBI's over 130 games. He's versatile too, sliding between infield and outfield spots, which gave manager Carlos Mendoza real options even in a tough year for the team. This season, Beatty's off to a slow start through eight games, but injuries opened doors, Juan Soto's nursing a right calf strain, so Beatty got more looks, including a planned start in right field Sunday against the San Francisco Giants. Hours before first pitch though, Mendoza scratched him from the line-up due to a left-thumb issue from a head-first slide. Knowing that one series finale, with no extra tests needed, Met's fans can breathe

1:00easy, Beatty's their ultimate utility guy, and with Monday off, he'll get two rest days before suiting up Tuesday versus the. Arizona Diamondbacks, keeping the depth charged strong. From your team, powered by AI, this is New York Met's News Today, I'm Corey with the story.